Mountain Building

Mountains are created from...

• plates colliding

• plates separating

• plates melting

• mountains don't exist

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

......are made of layers of rocks that are folded

• Volcanic Mountains

• Fault-Block Mountains

• Uplifted Mountains

• Folded Mountains

....are parallel ridges that form where blocks of crust move up or down along faults

• Volcanic Mountains

• Fault-Block Mountains

• Folded Mountains

• Uplifted Mountains

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The Sierra Nevada mountain range is an example of what type of mountain?

• Volcanic Mountain

• Folded Mountain

• Fault-Block Mountain

• Uplifted Mountain

The Hawaiian Islands are an example of what type of mountain?

• Volcanic Mountain

• Folded Mountain

• Uplifted Mountain

• Fault-Block Mountain

What is the highest mountain in the world?

• Mount Shasta

• Mount Lassen

• Mount Everest

• Mount Wychproof

The smallest mountain in the world is?

• Mount Lassen

• Mount Everest

• Mount Wychproof

• Mount Fuji

The top of the mountain is called the....?

The Rocky Mountains are located where?

• Asia

• North America

• South America

• They don't exist

The Himalayas are located where?

• North America

• South America

• Asia

• Australia