Earth Science - Chapter 7

ridges deposited by glaciers

The geologic history of the origin of mountains is called

a _______ is an example of an uplift landform

Most rift valleys are beneath the sea but some are on land

Trough of rock layers

Mountains can be

a ________ is an example of a convergent landform

flat-topped hill with steep sides

Almost the entire state of Michigan is a _________ caused by a ______________

The highest mountain in the world is

Mountain is to hill as mesa is to

Mt. Everest is growing taller year by year

a _______ is an example of a subsidence landform

A pile of broken rocks that collects at the base of a cliff is called talus

The formation of stone arches can be easily explained by the process of gradual erosion

a ________ is a trough-like fold of rock strata

Arch of rock layers

What type of mountain is predominant in the Sierra Nevada Range

sunken rock layers caused by emptied magma chamber

The longest and most extensive mountain system on the earth is the

elevation is the height of a mountain's peak above

The mountain with the highest elevation in North America is

a ______ is an example of a divergent landform

a __________ is a large area of flat, elevated land

Tectonic mountains can form not only at convergent zones but also at divergent zones

Which of the following processes is believed to occur at mid-ocean ridges?

A series of mountain peaks in the same geographical area is called a mountain system

which continent will you find not only the world's highest mountain but 96 of the 109 tallest

Which of these is thought to be involved in the formation of a monadnock

extinct underwater volcano

Buttes, pinnacles and fins are all thought to be erosional remnants of