WorksheetsScience 10 - Mountain Ranges
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The liquid rock below the Earth's surface
lava
water vapor
magma
A landmass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
river
mountain
volcano
A chain of mountains
volcanoes
mountain
mountain range
A mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor and gas is being or have been erupted from the earth's crust
mountain
mountain ranges
volcano
What is a mountain range?
a group nearby mountains connected by high ground, and usually formed by the same process
a group of nearby mountains by high ground and always formed by the same process.
group of nearby mountains
any expanse of high ground
15.Which of the following statement best describes the formation of mountain ranges?
Mountain ranges are formed when there is a collision between oceanic and continental plates.
Mountain ranges are formed when there is collision between two continental plates.
Mountain ranges are formed when there is a collision between two oceanic plates
Mountain ranges are formed when there is a volcanic eruption.
A process where a denser plate slides down under a less dense plate.
Convergence
Collision
Subduction
Slip off
A landmass that projects well above its surroundings is a mountain. What do you call a chain of mountains?
mountain area
mountain chain
mountain range
mountainous
How will you relate the distributions of mountain ranges, earthquake epicenters, and volcanoes?
Mountain ranges are found in places between where volcanoes and earthquake epicenters are also situated.
Mountain ranges are found in places where volcanoes and/or earthquake epicenters are also situated.
Mountain ranges are found only in places where earthquake epicenters are situated.
Mountain ranges are found only in places where volcanoes are situated.
Mountain ranges form at the following types of plate boundaries except?
divergent
transform
oceanic – oceanic convergent
continental – continental convergent
The Himalayan Mountains were formed when the tectonic plate carrying India collided with the plate carrying Asia. What type of mountain chain is the Himalayan Mountains?
fault - block
folded
upward
volcanic
Mount Mayon formed from lava that flowed out of a vent; fell back to Earth’s surface and piled around the vent. What type of mountain is Mount Mayon?
fault - block
folded
upwarded
volcanic
Mountain ranges line the Pacific Ocean basin. These mountain ranges are due to __.
compressional force
sliding force
tensional force
none of the above
It is the squeezing and folding of rock materials in which the converging plates result in the formation of ___________?
Fault
Volcano
Mountain Ranges
Transform
Which is the longest mountain range in the Philippines?
Mt. Apo
Mt. Mayon
Sierra Madre
Himalayas
