Year 6: Formation of Mountains

What are mountains?

• Valleys

• Landforms

• Hills

• Oceans

Which of the following is an example of a stand-alone mountain?

• Himalayas

• Mount Fuji

• Andes

• The Alps

What is the Earth's outermost layer called?

• Crust

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

• Mantle

What is the mantle beneath the Earth's crust always doing?

• Moving

• Expanding

• Melting

• Solidifying

What is the low viscosity fluid layer responsible for the Earth's magnetic field?

• Crust

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

• Mantle

What type of volcano is currently erupting or showing signs of erupting?

• Dormant volcanoes

• Supervolcanoes

• Active volcanoes

• Extinct volcanoes

How are fold mountains formed?

• By volcanic activity

• By erosion

• the plates are moving towards each other

• the plates are moving away from each other

How are faults and block mountains formed?

• By volcanic activity

• By erosion

• the plates are moving towards each other

• the plates are moving away from each other and a block of land will rise in between

What is a flat-topped highland called?

• Plateau

• Valley

• Canyon

• Mountain

What is responsible for the formation of a volcanic mountain?

• Magma

• Crust

• Outer Core

• Mantle