Brain Pop Mountains-post

Which of the following is NOT a basic type of landform?

• river

• plateau

• hill

• mountain

Melting ice and snow from mountains act as ________ for many major rivers.

• endpoints

• obstacles

• sources

• outlets

What can you infer from the fact that mountains cover almost a quarter of Earth’s surface?

• mountains are found in every ecosystem

• mountains do not exist underwater

• humans origionally evolved in mountains

• mountains exist on every continent

Which of the following terms describes how mountains form?

• gradually

• rapidly

• explosively

• destructively

Which of the following is NOT a type of mountain?

• fold mountains

• range mountains

• fault block mountain

• volcanic mountains

The Himalayas are:

• fault block mountains

• located in Africa

• One of Earth's youngest mountian ranges

• known for their short rounded peaks

The surface of volcanic mountains is made up of:

• ash and smoke

• sedimentary rocks

• fault blocks

• cooled magma

How are fault-block mountains different from folded mountains?

• Fault-block mountains form where tectonic plates push together: folded mountains occur where plates pull apart

• Fault-block mountains occur where two plates slide past: fodled moutnains occur where on slides underneath

• Fault-block mountians occur where plates pull apart: folded mountains occur where plates push together

• Fault-block mountians occur where on plate slides underneath: folded mountains occur where they slide past

Which type of mountains form the largest mountain belt on Earth?

• Volcanic mountains

• Fold mountains

• Fault-block mountains

• Upwarped mountains

The rock that makes up fold, fault-block, and upwarped mountains comes from:

• Earth's magma

• Earth's crust

• Earth's core

• Earth's surface