Major US Mountain Ranges

Which mountain range is located on the EASTERN side of the United States?

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

• Sierra Nevada Mountains

• Himalayan Mountains

Which mountain range is located on the WESTERN side of the United States?

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

• Andes Mountains

• Atlas Mountains

What is the largest and most rugged mountain range in the United States?

• Appalachians
• Cascades
• Sierra Nevada
• Rockies

The high peaks(mountain tops) of the Rocky Mountains form an imaginary line in the United States known as 

• Death Valley
• Continental Divide
• Rocky Mountains
• Great Plains

Which number on the map shows The Rocky Mountains ?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Which of the following physical features do the US and Canada share? 

• Rocky Mountains
• Sierra Madres
• Great Basin
• Mississippi River

The theory explaining that Earth's crust is made up of moving plates

• erosion

• natural disasters

• plate tectonics

• crust

Mountains are created by

• plates in Earth's crust pushing against each other

• earthquakes inside the ocean

• rocks melting deep inside Earth

• strong winds pushing rocks together

Mountain ranges and hills are created by

• erosion

• earthquakes

• plate tectonics

• volcanoes

What is a volcano?

• any tall mountain

• a place where magma erupts

• a body of water that can explode

• an event where the ground shakes