Mountain Building
Practice Test
1.
What are boundaries like the one in the figure responsible for?
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a.
the world's largest mountains
b.
deep sea trenches
c.
massive volcanoes
d.
island arc complexes
2.
What type of mountains results from oceanic-oceanic convergences?
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a.
a single volcano
b.
island arc complexes
c.
uplifted mountains
d.
spreading ridges
3.
The roots of a mountain are __________.
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a.
often many times deeper than the mountain is high
b.
always as deep as the mountain is high
c.
always the same depth as the mountain is high
d.
often shallower than the mountain is high
4.
What are two main elevation modes on Earth?
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a.
0 km to 1 km above sea level and 4 km to 5 km below sea level
b.
4 km to 5 km above sea level and 0 km to 1 km below sea level
c.
1 km to 4 km above sea level
d.
4 km to 5 km above sea level
5.
Mount Pinatubo 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
6.
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge mountains are an example of mountains forming at __________.
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a.
uplifted areas
b.
convergent boundaries
c.
divergent boundaries
d.
hot spots
7.
The Appalachian Mountains are an example of mountains that formed at __________.
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a.
convergent boundaries
b.
spreading centers
c.
fault-block areas
d.
divergent boundaries
8.
Why does continental crust rise higher above the surface of Earth than oceanic crust?
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a.
Continental crust is thinner and less dense.
b.
Continental crust is less dense than the mantle.
c.
Continental crust is thicker and is less dense.
d.
Oceanic crust is under continental crust.
9.
Which is not a boundary mountain?
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a.
island arc complexes
b.
some volcanoes
c.
fault-block mountains
d.
uplifted mountains
10.
What is isostasy?
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a.
Continental and oceanic crust displace the mantle, so they are in equilibrium.
b.
mantle material upwelling around crustal material because of gravity
c.
Continental crust floats on top of oceanic crust.
d.
equilibrium that has been established between continental and oceanic crust
11.
Continental crust is made mostly of __________ and oceanic crust is made mostly of __________.
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a.
granite, basalt
b.
grabbo, basalt
c.
granite, rhyolite
d.
basalt, granite
12.
The Hawaiian Islands are made of volcanoes that formed due to __________.
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a.
uplift
b.
divergence at plate boundaries
c.
convergence at plate boundaries
d.
hot spot activity
13.
What type of volcanic peaks are made by the boundary pictured in the figure?
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a.
batholiths
b.
island arc complexes
c.
trenches
d.
hot spots
14.
The Adirondack Mountains are an example of mountains that formed due to __________.
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a.
divergence at plate boundaries
b.
convergence at plate boundaries
c.
uplift
d.
faults
