Orogenesis

What is orogenesis?

• A series of processes that lead to the formation of mountains.

• A mountain range comes from the collision of two tectonic plates.

• The word means "mountain" and "formation".

• All of the answers

Choose the correct answer for the following definition.

The lithospher's tectonic plates are moving slowly When two plates collide, they often form mountains.

• All of the answers

• Folding

• Separation

• Subduction

What causes the movement of tectonic plates?

• The intense heat inside the Earth.

• The solidity of the upper mantle.

• The movement of the melted rocks in the mantle.

• Fractures in the lithosphere.

What causes Earthquakes?

• Collision, rubbing and separation

• Separation

• Collision

• Rubbing

What causes the formation of a mid-oceanic ridge?

• Collision, rubbing and separation

• Separation

• Collision

• Rubbing

What causes the formation of a mountain range?

• Collision, rubbing and separation

• Separation

• Collision

• Rubbing

What causes the formation of volcanoes?

• Collision, rubbing and separation

• Separation

• Collision

• Rubbing

What are three ways mountains can be formed?

• Collision between two tectonic plates.

• Volcanic eruption.

• Raised rock caused by a fault.

• Separation

Collisions between two tectonic plates can form mountains and volcanoes and can cause earthquakes.

• True

• False

The separation of tectonic plates creates mid-oceanic ridges.

• True

• False