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WorksheetsModule 16 Mountain Building Review
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is deformation?
Process when the rocks break apart or erode.
Process of when rocks melt away.
Process when rocks change shape under pressure.
The way your bedroom looks before you clean it.
What occurs during folding?
Rocks change color.
Rocks form and create a landslide.
Rock layers combine to create a mountain.
Rock layer bend under stress.
The tallest mountain belts on Earth are formed by _______________.
oceanic to continental convergence
ocean to ocean convergence
continental to continental convergence
hot spots
The balance between the downward weights of rock, water, and ice, and the upward, buoyant force exerted by the mantle is this.....
isostasy
landform
erosional plateau
elevation
The tectonic processes and landforms of mountain building.
orogeny
depositional mountain
topography
orogenics
By far the oldest major mountain range in the United States are these...
Rockies
Cascades
Sierras
Appalachians
Continental material under mountains extending into mantle is called this by geologists....
Roots
Grabens
Isostasy
Columns
After millions of years or erosion, the Appalachian Mountains still exist as roots because of _________.
continental drift
orogeny
dynamic tension
isostatic rebound
The study if the shapes and features of the Earth's surface
Photography
Topography
Geography
Lithography
equilibrium between continental crust and the denser mantle below it
isostasy
plastic
subsidence
uplift
A large area of flat land with high elevation is a....
Plateau
Continent
Basin
Plain
Mountains that form when large regions rise vertically with very little deformation
folded mountains
volcanic mountains
uplifted moutains
fault-block mountains
When tension makes the crust break into many pieces and are tilted or uplifted.
Which type of boundary only creates Mountains without volcanos?
Oceanic to Oceanic Convergence
Oceanic to Continental Convergence
Rift Valleys
Continental to Continental Convergence
Which type of boundary creates Mountains with subduction zones and volcanos?
Oceanic to Oceanic Convergence
Oceanic to Continental Convergence
Rift Valleys
Continental to Continental Convergence
What is the Mid-Ocean Ridge?
Continuous underwater mountain range
A geyser on the ocean floor
Mountains that reach the ocean surface
Underwater, inactive volcanoes
