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Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 24mins
1. What is the highest point of a mountain called?
base
snow line
peak
side
Which one is the biggest mountain above sea level?
Mt. Everest
Appalachian Mountains
Mauna Kea
Mt. Saint Helens
What mountain is formed when two plates are pushed together and creates folds?
Fold
Dome
Volcanic
Block
What mountain is formed from an opening in the earths crust that spits out lava?
Volcanic
Block
Fault
Fold
Plateau mountains have what kind of tops?
Flat
Steep
Pointy
Round
Mountains are
A large elevation of the earth's surface
always has explosive eruptions
are always low to the ground
A break in the earth's crust is called a
fault
focus
fold
WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THE HIMALAYAS?
ABODE OF SNOW
MOUNTAINS
WHAT IS THE HEIGHT OF MT.EVEREST
8,850 meters (29,035 feet)
8,890 meters (29,035 feet)
8,960 meters (29,026 feet)
6,687 meters (36,362 feet)
Where is mount Everest ?
Assam
Karnataka
Kerala
Nepal
The Himalayas extends from _____________ in the west to ____________ in the east ?
JAMMU AND KASHMIR TO ARUNACHAL PRADESH
KARNATAKA TO KERALA
ASSAM TO HIMACHAL PRADESH
GOA TO RAJASTHAN
What is a volcano?
A large storm with very high speed winds
An opening in the Earth's crust where magma erupts to the surface
A large cloud that generates rain, hail, and lightning
A violent shaking of the Earth that occurs when two tectonic plates bump into each other
What do we call molten hot liquid rock while it is still below the Earth's surface?
magma
cinder
mauna
lava
What do we call molten hot liquid rock once it erupts to the Earth's surface?
magma
cinder
mauna
lava
Several mountains join together to form a_______________.
mountain
landform
mountain range
Which of the following is the correct description for a fault-block mountain?
rocks are pushed together and folded
magma flow forces rock layers upward
pressure causes a break in the crust
Mount Fuji of Japan is an example of what type of mountain?
Fold mountain
Fault-block mountain
Volcanic mountain
The outer Himalayas is also known as
The Himachal
The Himadri
The Siwalik Range
The Himalayas can be divided into ------ parallel mountain ranges.
Three
Four
Two
------- is known as middle or lessor Himalayas.
Himadri
Himachal
Shiwalik
-------- is the Southern most and the lowest range of Himalayas.
Himadri
Himachal
Shiwalik
Mountains are classified based on ______
How they look
How they are formed
How big they are
None of these
The Himalayas are _____.
Dome mountains
Fault block mountains
Fold mountains
Formed when plates moving apart causing cracks and faults
Block mountains
Volcanic mountains
Fold mountains
What is the other name given to 'Greater Himalayas'?
Himachal
Himadri
__________ is the Glacier from where River Ganga originates.
Gangotri
Yamunotri
The foothills of Shiwaliks are called _______.
Taraai
Terai
what is a valley?
an lowland area between hills or mountains
it is a river
it is grass or trees
A difficult pass through the Hindu-Kush Mountains bordering northwestern India is the
Deccan Pass
Over Pass
Khyber Pass
Under Pass
A desert that crosses over the border between India and Pakistan.
Southwestern Desert
Sahara Desert
Thar Desert
Kalahari Desert
The Northern Plain where the Indus and Ganges River's flow is also called the
Serengeti
Indo-Gangetic Plain
Great Plains
Rift Valley
Which of the below statements describe the climate of the Thar Desert
hot days and nights during summer and winter
hot days, cold nights during summer and winter
hot days, cool nights in summer and cool days and cold nights in winter
hot days and nights during summer and cold days and nights during winter
What is completely surrounded by water?
Plateau
Island
Ocean
This Arabian sea lies to the ____________ of India.
South
West
East
What is a large body of salt water?
river
mountain
ocean
What is a flat land?
plateau
plain
mountain
The Great Indian Desert is also known as ___________
Sahara Desert
Gobi Desert
Thar Desert
Lakshadweep is located in
Arabian sea
Bay of Bengal
Indian ocean
The Deccan Plateau is in the shape of a?
rectangle
triangle
circle
I am called "Nurseries of the Sea".
I am the place where seawater and freshwater meet.
Who I am?
Estuary
Ocean
River
A fan-shaped landform created as rivers leave behind sediment as they meet the ocean
Delta
Valley
Canyon
Plains
On which continent can we find the Sahara Desert?
South America
North America
Asia
Africa
The __________ is a cold desert.
Mojave
Gobi
Sahara
Sonoran
Lagoon
Earth
Bay
Gulf
Atoll
Isthmus
Island
Beach
Strait
Isthmus
Island
Bay
Focus on the landform being surrounded on three sides by water
Gulf
Coast
Peninsula
Bay
This is a picture of a _________.
gulf
lake
isthmus
strait
