Section #: 20.3
Other Types of Mountains
Practice Test
1.
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is __________.
a.
made of igneous rocks with high silica content
b.
approximately 5000 km long
c.
made of mountains with steep slopes
d.
a long, continuous chain
Hint
2.
The Hawaiian Islands are made of volcanoes that formed due to __________.
a.
convergence at plate boundaries
b.
divergence at plate boundaries
c.
uplift
d.
hot spot activity
Hint
3.
Which of these boundaries has the thinnest crust?
a.
A
b.
B
c.
C
d.
D
Hint
4.
Which is not a boundary mountain?
a.
island arc complexes
b.
some volcanoes
c.
fault-block mountains
d.
uplifted mountains
Hint
5.
The Adirondack Mountains are an example of mountains that formed due to __________.
a.
convergence at plate boundaries
b.
faults
c.
uplift
d.
divergence at plate boundaries
Hint
6.
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge mountains are an example of mountains forming at __________.
a.
hot spots
b.
uplifted areas
c.
convergent boundaries
d.
divergent boundaries
Hint
