Mountain Formation

A tectonic plate is defined as

• large, slow moving pieces of Earth's lithosphere.

• large, slow moving pieces of Earth's asthenosphere.

• large, slow moving pieces of Earth's mesosphere.

• large, slow moving pieces of Earth's outer core.

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The diagram shows rock that is being deformed by one type of stress. What type of stress is shown in the diagram?

• faulting

• tension

• shear stress

• compression

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This diagram shows how a volcanic island arc forms. Which types of tectonic plates are found at an island arc? AND name the type of plate boundary shown.

• oceanic plate and oceanic plate; convergent boundary

• oceanic plate and oceanic plate; divergent boundary

• oceanic plate and continental plate; convergent boundary

• oceanic plate and continental plate; divergent boundary

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The diagram shows a landform on Earth. How did the movement of Earth’s plates form the landform?

• Two oceanic plates slid past each other.

• Two continental plates collided.

• One continental plate slid past an oceanic plate.

• One continental plate subducted beneath an oceanic plate.

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

• Fold

• Volcanic

• Block

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Theses are created where two or more of Earth's tectonic plates are pushed together.

• Fault block mountains

• Fold mountains

• Volcanic mountains

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The Alps and the Himalayas are examples

• Fold mountains

• Volcanic mountains

• Block mountains

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What holds a key to when the Rockies first emerged, about 70 million years ago?

• Large fern imprint fossils

• Granite bedrock

• Bubbles of Helium

• Date of the ammonite's extinction

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What type of mountains are formed by the collision of two continental plates?

• Fold mountains

• Volcanic mountains

• Block mountains

• Dome mountains

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Which process is primarily responsible for the formation of volcanic mountains?

• Subduction

• Erosion

• Sedimentation

• Folding

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