Chapter 8 Earth's Mighty Mountains

What was the driving force behind mountain building?

• earthquakes

• tectonic plates

• volcano eruptions

Some of Earth's highest mountain ranges formed as sections of continental crust collided how long ago?

• hundreds of years ago

• a few years ago

• millions of years ago

What was the driving force behind the moving of the Indo-Australian plate?

• moving magma in he mantles crust

• moving crust

• moving of continents

An example of a Fold Mountain is?

• The Black Hills Mountains

• The Himalayas

• The Hanz Mountains

Fold mountains got its name from?

• The way rocks are pushed up into huge folds by moving tectonic plates.

• The way rocks are pushed up into huge folds by moving magma.

• The way rocks are pushed up into huge folds by moving water.

An example of a Fold Mountain near us is?

• Rocky Mountains

• The Andes Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

Trilobites and crinoids are two examples of ___________ found on Mount Everest?

• lava

• fossils

• plants

This type of mountain forms when gigantic blocks of rocks move up and down along faults?

• Fold mountains

• Fault-block mountains

• Dome mountains

Which describes how a fault-block mountain looks?

• It has folds and is pushed up.

• It has a rounded top.

• It has one steep side and one sloping slide.

An example of a fault-block mountain is?

• Basin and Range Province

• The Andes

• The Alps