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Earth Science Test 7
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1
A pile of broken rocks that collects at the base of a cliff is called talus.
False
True
2
Mt. Everest is growing taller year by year.
True
False
3
Volcanoes are both tectonic and depositional mountains.
True
False
4
Buttes, pinnacles, and fins are all thought to be erosional remnants of
monadnocks
sand dunes
moraines
plateaus
5
Mountain landforms that are made of anticlines and synclines are
fault-block mountains
basins
depositional mountains
fold mountains
6
Tectonic mountains can form not only at convergent zones but also at divergent zones.
False
True
7
Rift valleys form in structures called
grabens
glaciated zones
basins
synclines
8
Anticlines and synclines are often found together in fold mountains.
True
False
9
__________ is the balance of the weight of the earth's crust against the upward push of the mantle.
tectonics
isostasy
topography
orogeny
10
Mountains can be
islands
on continents
underwater
all of the above
11
A series of mountain peaks in the same geographical area is called a mountain system.
False
True
12
Which of the following processes is believed to occur at mid-ocean ridges?
sea-floor spreading
plate subduction
trench formation
subsidence
13
What is the term for a flat-topped hill with steep sides?
dome
seamount
moraine
mesa
14
Which of the following regions would you expect to have the greatest relief?
a region having small hills and valleys
a region having mountains and valleys
a region having only plains
a region including only the top of a plateau
15
Topography refers to
the kinds of colors used on a landform map
the balance of forces between the crust and the mantle
the differences of land elevations in a region
a line of elevation on a map
16
The highest mountain in the world is
Mt. Whitney
Mt. Everest
Mt. Mitchell
Mt. Washington
17
The sediments carried by glaciers are called
drumlins
eskers
moraines
till
18
Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain in the world by actual height.
True
False
19
What is the term for a ridge deposited by glaciers
mesa
moraine
seamount
dome
20
The ability of wind and water to transport sediment is most directly related to
their direction
their depth or height
their speed
their composition
21
What is the term for sunken rock layers caused by emptied magma chamber?
basin
anticline
dome
syncline
22
Sediment deposition seems to have been fairly constant through history.
True
False
23
Sand dunes can be formed by
wind deposition
water deposition
neither wind nor water deposition
both wind and water deposition
24
The geologic history of the origin of mountains is called
creation
orogeny
isostasy
tectonics
25
Which of these is thought to be involved in the formation of a monadnock?
rising magma
erosion
both rising magma and erosion
neither rising magma nor erosion
26
What is the term for an trough (dip) of rock layers?
basin
anticline
syncline
dome
27
Elevation is the height of a mountain's peak above
its base
mean sea level
the deepest ocean trench
the region's relief
28
Mountain landforms that result mainly from forces within the crust are classified as
tectonic mountains
depositional mountains
erosional mountains
monadnocks
29
What is the term for an arch of rock layers?
anticline
syncline
basin
dome
30
A seamount is an underwater
plateau
rift valley
graben
volcano
31
What type of mountain is predominant in the Sierra Nevada range?
erosional
fault-block
fold
depositional
