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Mountains and Caves

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Rock formations hanging from a roof are called ________.
a)
stalacites
b)
stalagmites
c)
troglodytes
d)
minerals
2.
Some examples of a cave dweller are ___________.
a)
panthers, elephants, giraffes
b)
birds, alligators, cats
c)
crickets, fish, spiders
d)
fish, dolphins, turtles
3.
What are some features of a cave?
a)
stalactites
b)
tunnels
c)
stalagmites
d)
all of the above
4.
How are the tunnels and passages of a cave formed?
a)
columns of rock
b)
people mining
c)
acid in rainwater
d)
animals
5.
Where is Mount Everest? 
a)
In Asia
b)
In Australia
c)
In North America
d)
In South America
6.
Two mountain ranges located in North America are
a)
the Himalayan and the Ural Mountains
b)
the Sierra Nevada and the Atlas Mountains
c)
the Rocky and the Appalachian Mountains
d)
the Alps and the Caucasus Mountains
7.
What mountain range is located in South America?
a)
Andes
b)
Alps
c)
Atlas
d)
Himalayas
8.
What is a plateau?
a)
a low place in the mountains, often created by a river
b)
a jagged place in the mountains lower than surrounding peaks
c)
a large area of high but level ground
d)
none of the above
9.
Why are mountains important to people?
a)
They contain minerals.
b)
They provide places for recreation. 
c)
The are sources of rivers that provide hydroelectric power.
d)
all of the above
10.
Which mountain range is located on the EASTERN side of the United States?
a)
Rocky Mountains 
b)
Appalachian Mountains
11.
How do fold mountain form?
a)
Land on one side of a fault is raised, while the other side drops downward.
b)
When magma rises toward the surface but doesn't break through the crust.
c)
From a fiery explosion.
d)
When plates collide, causing the crust to fold and crumple.
12.
Which of these are types of mountains?
a)
rolling, glacial, subterranean, cascades
b)
rocky, green, smoky, white
c)
fault-block, dome, volcanic, folded
d)
salt-block, dome, magnum, frozen
13.
Which of the following terms refers to cave formations that form on the cave floor and grow from the ground up?
a)
Stalactite
b)
Stalagmite
c)
Column
d)
Flow stone
14.

What type of mountain is pictured? Look at the sedimentary layers to help.

a)

folded

b)

fault-block

c)

volcanic

d)

upwarped/dome

15.

Which of the following best illustrates a fault-block mountain?

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.
Most mountains are formed because of the movement of...
a)
Moon
b)
Ocean
c)
Tectonic Plates
d)
Rivers
17.
Mountains can be on land or in the ocean.
a)
True
b)
False
18.

What is the reason of the Himalaya mountains forming?

a)

Folding

b)

Tectonic activity

c)

Vulcanic activity

d)

Earthquake

19.
What type of mountain is formed when rock layers are pulled apart and one block slides down while the other moves up
a)
Fault block mountain
b)
Folded mountain
c)
Volcanic mountain
20.
The Rocky Mountains look the same as the Appalachian Mountains.
a)
true
b)
false
21.
Which mountain range was once the tallest in the world?
a)
Appalachian Mountains
b)
Rocky Mountains
22.

How do Volcanic mountains form?

a)

When rock combines with water to create a tight structure for a mountain.

b)

When lava forms into an island.

c)

When molten rock erupts on earth surface, and creates a mountain structure.

d)

When rock and lava form a beach.

23.

A map that shows elevation on a flat piece of paper.

a)

general map

b)

topographic map

c)

navigation map

24.

What type of slope is from A to B?

a)

steep

b)

gentle

25.

What is the elevation at line C?

a)

800

b)

780

c)

760

26.

What landform is represented at letter B?

a)

river

b)

hill

c)

valley

27.

Which letter represents the highest point on the map?

a)

F

b)

B

c)

D

28.

Look at the contour image of the mountain range and pick the correct side view (profile)

a)
b)
29.

A contour interval is the

a)

difference in distance between one contact line and the next

b)

difference in color between one contour line and the next

c)

difference in elevation between one contour line and the next

30.

What is the contour interval on this map?

a)

100

b)

10

c)

20

31.

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

a)

Dome

b)

Fold

c)

Volcanic

32.

At these colliding, compressing boundaries, rocks are warped & folded into hills & mountains

a)

Fold

b)

Block

c)

Volcanic

33.

The Alps and the Himalayas are examples

a)

Fold

b)

Dome

c)

Block

34.

These are formed from magma rising & pushes overlying sedimentary rock upward to form a “dome” shape

a)

Dome

b)

Block

c)

Volcanic

35.

An example: Mt. Mauna Loa in Hawaii

a)

Volcanic Mountain

b)

Dome Mountain

c)

Fold Mountain

36.

A map that shows elevation on a flat piece of paper.

a)

general map

b)

topographic map

c)

navigation map

37.

A contour interval is the

a)

difference in distance between one contact line and the next

b)

difference in color between one contour line and the next

c)

difference in elevation between one contour line and the next

38.

Of the following who would be most likely to use a topographic map

a)

doctors and lawyers

b)

hikers and military

c)

sailors

39.

If the contour lines on a map are closer together the hill would have a

a)

steep

b)

gradual

40.

Look at the contour image of the mountain range and pick the correct side view (profile)

a)
b)

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