Chapter 11 Mountain Building Practice Test

Chapter 11 Mountain Building Practice Test

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Science

9th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is an accumulation of different sedimentary and metamorphic rocks combined with scraps of ocean crust called?

Back

An accretionary wedge.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Faults are generally closely associated with which geological feature?

Back

Monoclines.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How do anticlines and synclines contribute to mountain building?

Back

By folding rock layers.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Once their strength is exceeded, rocks near the surface behave like what?

Back

Glass objects.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Under which conditions do rocks exhibit ductile deformation?

Back

High pressures.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a dome in geological terms?

Back

A dome is a type of fold that is convex upward, resembling an upside-down bowl.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Define a volcanic island arc.

Back

A volcanic island arc is a chain of volcanic islands formed at a convergent plate boundary, where an oceanic plate subducts beneath another oceanic plate.

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