Earth Science: Mountains

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Questions on this quiz are based on information from
Earth Science: Mountains.

1. What is the tallest mountain in the world?
a. Mount Fuji
b. Mount Kilimanjaro
c. Mount Everest
d. Mount Olympus
e. Matterhorn

2. According to the article, how tall must a geological formation be to be called a mountain?
a. 10 feet
b. 100 feet
c. 200 feet
d. 1,000 feet
e. 10,000 feet

3. Most mountains are formed by the movement of ________.
a. Tectonic plates
b. The Moon
c. The ocean
d. The Sun
e. Rivers

4. What type of mountains are formed when magma erupts all the way to the surface of the Earth?
a. Fold mountains
b. Fault-block mountains
c. Volcanoes
d. Dome mountains
e.

5. What type of mountains are formed along faults with some rocks being forced up and other rocks are forced down?
a. Fold mountains
b. Fault-block mountains
c. Volcanoes
d. Dome mountains
e.

6. What type of mountains are formed when two tectonic plates collide?
a. Fold mountains
b. Fault-block mountains
c. Volcanoes
d. Dome mountains
e.

7. What type of mountains are formed when magma pushes up the surface of the Earth, but does not break through?
a. Fold mountains
b. Fault-block mountains
c. Volcanoes
d. Dome mountains
e.

8. What is the highest point of a mountain called?
a. Arete
b. Crag
c. Pass
d. Peak
e. Slope

9. What is the side of a mountain called?
a. Arete
b. Crag
c. Pass
d. Peak
e. Slope

10. What do we call a mass of rock that projects outward from a rock face or cliff?
a. Arete
b. Crag
c. Pass
d. Peak
e. Slope


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