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