Mountains (Quiz #1)

Where is Mount Everest located?

• New York

• Jamaica

• Himalayas

• Hawaii

Why are the peaks of tall mountains covered in snow year round?

• They are all located in the Arctic

• The higher the altitude, the colder the temperatures

Which group of old mountains are located in the Eastern United States and are 1,200 miles long?

• Himalayan Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

When the ice melts on the top of the Himalayan Mountains, it forms rivers that drain into what river?

• Mississippi

• Canadian

• Ganges

• Atlantic

How are mountain formed?

• Rivers and Lakes

• Erosion

• When plates, giant pieces of the Earth's crust, push up against each other

• Earthquakes

What are the folds in the layers of rocks called?

• crust

• ridge

• strata

• plate

What is hot, molten rock found deep within the Earth called?

• Crust

• Magma

• Plates

• Ridges

The Sierra Nevada and Grand Tetons of Wyoming are called _____?

• fault-block mountains

• volcanoes

• Strata