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Chapter 8- Earth's Mighty Mountains

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Edmund Hillart and Tenzing Norgay were the ______ people to reach Earth's highest point at 29,029 feet.

a)

second

b)

fifth

c)

first

d)

third

2.

By the 1960s, scientific evidence pointed to plate tectonics as a driving force behind mountain building.

a)

true

b)

false

3.

Fold mountains are_______.

a)

mountains that are formed when rocks are pushed up into huge folds by moving tectonic plates.

b)

mountains that are formed when rocks are pushed up into huge folds by other moving mountains.

c)

mountains that are formed when geysers form huge folds by moving tectonic plates.

4.

A synomyn for the word "collide" is______.

a)

bump

b)

clash

c)

crash

d)

all of the above

5.

What is the most likely reason that the picture on page 77 is shown?

a)

to show how beautiful mountains are

b)

to give a world landform example and location

c)

to provide the picture of materials to make the bridge.

d)

to explain the process of how fold mountains are made

6.

The author organized this chapter by

a)

describing how mountains change over time.

b)

Explaining why Mount Rushmore National Memorial was created

c)

Describing the different types of mountains and how they are formed

d)

Listing the steps for how mountains are made

7.

The Himalayas are an example of what type of mountains?

a)

Dome mountains

b)

Fold mountains

c)

Fault-block Mountains

8.

If you were to find a new mountain, what would you name it, and what type of mountain would it be?

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9.

Answer the big question: How do the movements and forces of tectonic plates build mountains?

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10.

Why do you think the author started the chapter with a narrative of Hillary and Norgay's climb to the top of Mount Everest?

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