Section #: 20.2
Convergent-Boundary Mountains
Practice Test
1.
What types of igneous rocks are associated with island arc complexes?
a.
andesite
b.
basalt and andesite
c.
rhyolite and schist
d.
basalt and gabbro
Hint
2.
Which is not a region of the Appalachian Mountain belt?
a.
the Valley and Ridge
b.
The Blue Ridge
c.
the Piedmont Province
d.
the Adirondack Mountains
Hint
3.
What type of boundary created the Alaskan mountains shown in the figure?
a.
oceanic-oceanic convergence
b.
oceanic-continental convergence
c.
continental-continental convergence
d.
oceanic-continental divergence
Hint
4.
Mount St. Helens is a volcano that is located in the state of Washington. It is an example of a mountain formed from __________.
a.
an oceanic-oceanic convergence
b.
a hot spot
c.
a continental-continental convergence
d.
an oceanic-continental convergence
Hint
5.
What type of volcanic peaks are made by the boundary pictured in the figure?
a.
hot spots
b.
trenches
c.
island arc complexes
d.
batholiths
Hint
6.
What are boundaries like the one in the figure responsible for?
a.
deep sea trenches
b.
island arc complexes
c.
massive volcanoes
d.
the world's largest mountains
Hint
7.
What type of mountains results from oceanic-oceanic convergences?
a.
uplifted mountains
b.
spreading ridges
c.
island arc complexes
d.
a single volcano
Hint
8.
The Appalachian Mountains are an example of mountains that formed at __________.
a.
spreading centers
b.
convergent boundaries
c.
fault-block areas
d.
divergent boundaries
Hint
9.
The tallest mountains on Earth are formed by __________.
a.
hot spots
b.
oceanic-continental convergence
c.
continental-continental convergence
d.
oceanic-oceanic convergence
Hint
10.
Mount Pinatubo is an example of a mountain formed from __________.
a.
a hot spot
b.
an oceanic-continental convergence
c.
a continental-continental convergence
d.
an oceanic-oceanic convergence
Hint
11.
What happens when two continental crusts converge?
a.
Both plates are subducted at the same time.
b.
Large, normal faults occur at the suture of the plates.
c.
Both plates are deformed and pushed upward.
d.
The plate moving faster is subducted.
Hint
12.
What features do oceanic-continent and oceanic-oceanic convergences have in common?
a.
trenches
b.
subduction zones and trenches
c.
crustal thickening
d.
large mountain ranges and subduction zones
Hint
13.
What type of igneous rocks are associated with oceanic-continental convergences?
a.
granite and andesite
b.
rhyolite and granite
c.
granite and diorite
d.
gabbro, basalt, and sedimentary rocks
Hint
