Geography/Geology Quick Check

Which of the following terms refers to the building of mountains caused by folding of the earth's crust?

• Volcanism
• Plate tectonics
• Orogeny
• Erosion

Which of the following is NOT a location touched by the Appalachian Mountain Range?

• Canada

• Alabama

• New York

• Mexico

Which of the following mountain ranges is the oldest?

• Appalachian Mountains
• Andes Mountains
• Himalayan Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

The Appalachian Mountains were formed all at once, in one major tectonic plate collision.

• True

• False

The Appalachian Mountains look the same as when they were first formed.

• True

• False

Which station did you like the best?

The Gray Fossil Site is

• Older than the Appalachian Mountains

• Younger than the Appalachian Mountains

• Formed at the same time as the Appalachian Mountains

• Was found under the Appalachian Mountains

How are Fold mountains like the Appalachians formed?

• Upward pressure when two tectonic plates collide.

• Cracks in the crust pushes it upwards.

• Magma pushes its way from beneath the crust.

• Earthquakes taken place at fault lines.

Which type of rock is formed from intense heat deep in the earth's crust?

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Crystaline

• Igneous

What ecosystem existed on this land prior to the formation of the Appalachian Mountains?

• Tropical Forrest

• Oceanic

• Desert

• Artic