Earth Science: Chapter 8 - Earth Dynamics Review Test

Question 1

Which of these can affect mountain ranges?

Accepted Answer

all of these

Question 2

Sediments eroded from mountains accumulate in which of these?

Accepted Answer

basins

Question 3

What is the term for a long, tall mountain range that forms where oceanic plates diverge?

Accepted Answer

mid-ocean ridge

Question 4

What term refers to the equilibrium between continental crust and the denser mantle below it?

Accepted Answer

isostasy

Question 5

Which type of mountains are parallel ridges that form where blocks of crust move up at faults?

Accepted Answer

fault-block mountains

Question 6

What type of stress is shown?

Accepted Answer

compression

Question 7

What is the downward vertical motion of Earth’s surface called?

Accepted Answer

subsidence

Question 8

Which landform is associated with tension stress?

Accepted Answer

valley

Question 9

The tallest and deepest landforms are created at plate boundaries.

Accepted Answer

yes

Question 10

What kind of strain creates a permanent change in shape?

Accepted Answer

plastic strain

Question 11

New landforms are created only at plate boundaries.

Accepted Answer

no

Question 12

Which of these has been flattened by millions of years of weathering and erosion?

Accepted Answer

plains

Question 13

What term describes the curved line of volcanic islands that forms parallel to plate boundary?

Accepted Answer

volcanic arc

Question 14

When large regions rise vertically with very little deformation, what type of mountains form?

Accepted Answer

uplifted mountains

Question 15

Which term refers to a change in the shape of rock caused by stress?

Accepted Answer

strain

Question 16

Metamorphic rocks formed below the surface sometimes can be located near the tops of mountains.

Accepted Answer

Yes

Question 17

Which term describes the place where tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other?

Accepted Answer

transform faults

Questions 17