Mountain Types

1. What is the highest point of a mountain called?

• base

• snow line

• peak

• side

• I don't know yet

Which mountain is the highest above sea level?

• Mt. Everest

• Appalachian Mountains

• Mauna Kea

• Mt. Saint Helens

What mountain is formed when two plates are pushed together and creates folds?

• Fold

• Dome

• Volcanic

• Block

• I don't know yet

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What mountain is formed from an opening in the earths crust that spits out lava?

• Volcanic

• Block

• Fault

• Fold

• I don't know yet

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Plateau mountains have what kind of tops?

• Flat

• Steep

• Pointy

• Round

• I don't know yet

 What is a volcano?

• A large storm with very high speed winds

• An opening in the Earth's crust where magma erupts to the surface

• A large cloud that generates rain, hail, and lightning

• A violent shaking of the Earth that occurs when two tectonic plates bump into each other

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Several mountains join together to form a_______________.

• mountain

• landform

• mountain range

• I don't know yet

Mount Fuji of Japan is an example of what type of mountain?

• Fold mountain

• Fault-block mountain

• Volcanic mountain

• I don't know yet

Mountains are grouped based on ______

• How they look

• How they are formed

• How big they are

• None of these

What is the summit?

• The highest point

• the mountain name

• I don't know yet

• Where the snow is