Chapter 11 Test Earth Science

According to Figure 11-2, what type of structure does diagram B represent?

In diagram B of Figure 11-2, where would the oldest rock layers be located?

Because of isostasy, a mountain will ultimately ____.

What type of mountains are produced by ocean-ocean convergence?

At a continental-continental convergent boundary, ____.

The major forces that form folded mountains are ____.

Orogenesis is a ____.

Deformation when it returns to its original shape and size after the stress is removed is ____.

Once the elastic limit of rock is surpassed, which of the following may occur?

What are the major types of mountain ranges that are formed at convergent plate boundaries?

What is the major type of stress that occurs at convergent plate boundaries?

The removal of material by erosion will cause the crust to ____.

Folding is usually the result of ____.

According to Figure 11-2, what type of structure does diagram A represent? Think of Mr. Lyon's head!

Which of the following lists includes the major types of mountains?

What type of mountains are produced by ocean-continental convergence?

Which of the following is NOT a major factor that influences the strength of a rock?

A material that undergoes tensional stress tends to ____.

As heat and pressure increase, ductile deformation ____.

In diagram A of Figure 11-2, where would the oldest rock layers be located?

All changes in the original shape and/or size of a rock body are called ____.

What type of stress is dominant at divergent plate boundaries?

Which of the following are associated with the process of orogenesis at divergent boundaries?

The thickest part of the crust occurs in ____.

In mountainous regions, the continental crust is ____.