Mountains

Mountains are

• A large elevation of the earth's surface

• always has explosive eruptions

• are always low to the ground

Where do convection currents occur?

• Crust

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

• Mantle

What is the process of rocks bending, breaking and tilting called?

• fault

• deformation

• fold

• focus

A break in the earth's crust is called a

• fault

• focus

• fold

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Bending of the earth's crust is called

• folding

• faulting

• focus

Folded Mountains are formed when rock layers are ______ and pushed upward

• squeezed

• separated

• split

The tallest type of mountains are usually

• fault block

• volcanic

• folded

Fault-Block Mountains are formed when tectonic plate _______ causes large blocks of the Earth’s crust to drop down.

• tension

• squeezing

• pulling

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How are mountains formed?

• movement of tectonic plates

• they've always been there

• gravity

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Mountains form

• quickly

• slowly

• rapidly

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