Understanding Mountain Formation

What is the primary process responsible for the formation of mountains?

• Erosion

• Plate tectonics

• Weathering

• Sedimentation

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Which type of mountains are formed by the folding of Earth's crust?

• Fault-block mountains

• Volcanic mountains

• Folded mountains

• Dome mountains

What type of mountains are created when large blocks of the Earth's crust are tilted or lifted?

• Folded mountains

• Fault-block mountains

• Volcanic mountains

• Dome mountains

Which of the following is NOT a type of fault-block mountain?

• Tilted-block mountains

• Lifted-block mountains

• Folded mountains

• Volcanic mountains

How are volcanic mountains formed?

• By the accumulation of sediment

• By the eruption of magma from beneath the Earth's crust

• By the folding of rock layers

• By the collision of tectonic plates

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Which type of mountain is formed by the upwelling of magma that does not erupt?

• Dome mountains

• Folded mountains

• Fault-block mountains

• Volcanic mountains

What is the relationship between plate tectonics and mountain formation?

• Plate tectonics causes erosion, which forms mountains.

• Plate tectonics causes the Earth's crust to fold, fault, and uplift, forming mountains.

• Plate tectonics has no effect on mountain formation.

• Plate tectonics only forms volcanic mountains.

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Which of the following best describes tilted-block mountains?

• Mountains formed by volcanic activity

• Mountains formed by the tilting of large crustal blocks

• Mountains formed by the folding of rock layers

• Mountains formed by sediment deposition

What is a key characteristic of lifted-block mountains?

• They are formed by the accumulation of lava.

• They are formed by the uplift of large crustal blocks.

• They are formed by the folding of sedimentary layers.

• They are formed by the erosion of rock.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

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Which type of mountain is most likely to form at a convergent plate boundary?

• Dome mountains

• Folded mountains

• Fault-block mountains

• Volcanic mountains