Mountains

___________ mountains form when softer materials bend under a force.

• Tall

• Fold

• Igneous

• Volcanic

___________ landforms occur when tectonic plates push into each other.

• Convergent

• Elevation

• Contour

• Divergent

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

_________rock forms in layers as particles settle at the bottom of a fluid.

• Tectonic

• Igneous

• Volcanic

• Sedimentary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The state of gravitational equilibrium between earth's crust and mantle is called _____________.

• the core

• isostasy

• topography

• a monadnock

The ___________ of a landform is its height above sea level.

• elevation

• actual height

• summit

• peak

The process whereby particles of the earth are carried away by flowing water, wind, etc., is called ____________.

• volcanism

• orogeny

• erosion

• contouring

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

When contour lines are close together on a map, it means the terrain is _____________.

• steep

• narrow

• rocky

• gradual

Broad, flat-topped hills are called ___________.

• domes

• mountains

• mesas

• pinnacles

A new landform caused by material being piled up by a volcano is an example of _________________.

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Convergence

• Divergence

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of the following is a fold which creates an arch of rock layers?

• anticline

• syncline

• incline

• monocline