Landforms and Mountains Grandmaster Quiz

_____________________ mountains are formed by the movement of large crustal blocks when forces in the Earth's crust pull it apart. Some parts of the Earth are pushed upward and others collapse down.

The state shown in this picture is ____________________ it is an example of a large ___________________________. A piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.

• Georgia, penninsula

• Alabama, bay

• Florida, penninsula

• Florida, atoll

Landforms are being created in the Ocean every minute due to movement of tectonic plates. Which ocean landform is pictured?

• Oceanic Trench

• Mid-Ocean Ridge

• Folded Mountain Ranges

• Volcanic Islands

Which kind of landform is shown?

• canyon

• valley

• island

• volcano

A _________is a flat, elevated landform that rises sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side. They occur in Virginia's Soutwest border.

• Mountains

• Hills

• Ridges

• Plateaus

What landform is shown in the image above? Where the mouth of a river meets the Ocean.

• Canyon

• Delta

• Valley

• Bay

The US state pictured here is often shaken by earthquakes and eruptions several times a year from _______________ mountains.

• Alaska/Folded

• Hawaii/Volcanic

• Hawaii/Fault-Block

• California/Fault-Block

What type of landform lies between two hills or distant mountains. It often has a river or steam running through it?

• Valley

• Mountain

• Canyon

• Lake

Choose the image that looks like an atoll.

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Most mountains on continents are formed along what kind of tectonic plate boundaries.

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

• Hot Spots