Mountains

Who are scientists that study the Earth and its history?

• Geologists

• Biologists

• Earth people

• Botanists

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All mountains are cause by ...

• wind

• the sun

• plate tectonics

• waves in the ocean

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Geologists learn about the inside of the Earth by studying ______________.

• tornadoes

• earthquakes

• the sun

• water

What is the theory that Earth's crust is broken into plates and they are constantly moving?

• space

• wind, erosion, and deposition

• the Earth theory

• Plate tectonics

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Mountains can be formed when two ________ move together and huge slabs of rock are pushed upward to mountains.

• plates

• pebbles

• oceans

• stars

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Volcanic mountains are formed when ___________ pushes to the surface.

• roots

• water

• magma

• lava

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When volcanoes erupt ______________ comes out of the mountain along with rocks, ash, and gases.

• lava

• magma

• water

• sun

When the lava hardens it builds up the ___________________.

• snow

• air

• river

• mountain

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When magma rises only partway into the crust it melts nearby rock and it causes a __________ mountain to form.

• dome

• fault block

• flat

• square

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What type of mountain has steep surfaces and looks like a row of blocks?

• folded mountains

• dome mountains

• block mountains

• volcanoes