HCS: Space and Earth Science Chapter 16 Review

Question 1

On a geologic map, the strata visible at the earth's surface in the center of an eroded dome structure are the youngest.

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False

Question 2

inverted bowl-shaped strata formed when vertical forces pushed upward

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dome

Question 3

type of mountain predominant in the Sierra Nevada range

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fault-block

Question 4

theory that considers the continents to be like broken pieces of a shell floating in a liquid interior.

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Continental Drift Theory

Question 5

Series of Mountain Peaks

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Mountain Range

Question 6

a crock in a rock along which there has been no slippage

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joint

Question 7

Stone Mountain in Georgia is an example of

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erosional mountain

Question 8

During the Ice Age, glaciers covered the state of New York.

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True

Question 9

Another name for Mt. Everest

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Roof of the World

Question 10

process that is believed to occur at the mid-ocean ranges

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plate subduction

Question 11

A syncline that involves only a small area is called a geosyncline.

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False

Question 12

difference in height between the region's highest and lowest points relative to sea level

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relief

Question 13

height above sea level

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elevation

Question 14

Mountains can be

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all of these

Question 15

where Moses received the Ten Commandments

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Mount Sinai

Question 16

a crack in rock along which slippage has occurred

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fault

Question 17

troughlike fold of rock strata

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syncline

Question 18

The lines of a relief map indicating the steepness of the slope of an incline

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contour lines

Question 19

Monadnock, mesas, and buttes are all forms of

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erosional mountains

Question 20

troughlike zone along the peak of a mid-ocean range

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rift

Question 21

moving sections of the earth's crust

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tectonic plates

Question 22

Mountain with the highest actual height

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Mauna Kea

Question 23

wind-deposited hills of sand

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sand dunes

Question 24

Series of Mountain Ranges

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Mountain System

Question 25

The continental drift theory attempts to explain the folded layers of rock without explaing the huge forces causing them

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False

Question 26

Mountains that are the result of bent rock strata are

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fold mountains

Question 27

A geologic history of the origin of a mountain is called its orogeny.

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True

Question 28

mountain built up from igneous materials released from a vent

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volcanic mountain

Question 29

structure formed by the accumulation or piling up of rock materials

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depositional mountain

Question 30

What regions would be expected to have the greatest relief

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region having mountains and hills

Question 31

where Jesus left the earth

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Mount of Olives

Question 32

Most of Mauna Kea's height is below sea level.

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True

Question 33

difference between a mountain and hill

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height

Question 34

Island arcs and volcanoes often appear in places where tectonic plate subduction occurred or is occurring.

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True

Question 35

Highest Mountain in North America

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Mt. McKinley

Question 36

The highest mountain in the world

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Mt. Everest

Question 37

a natural elevation of the earth's surface rising more or less abruptly to a summit

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mountain

Question 38

height of a mountain above the surrounding terrain

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actual height

Question 39

depositional, erosional, fold, and fault-block are all types of

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mountains

Question 40

a bowl-shaped syncline

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basin

Question 41

Sir Edmund Hillary scaled Mount Ararat in search of the Ark

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False

Question 42

It is likely that buttes and mesas formed from

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Rapid receding of water after the flood

Question 43

where God through Elijah defeated the priests of Baal

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Mount Carmel

Question 44

Mountain with the highest elevation in the forty-eight conjoining states

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Mt. Whitney

Question 45

a large area of flat, elevated land

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plateau

Question 46

Most extensive mountain system

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Mid-Atlantic Range

Question 47

theory that the earth's crust fractured and broke into the current continents at the time of the Flood

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catastrophic plate tectonics

Question 48

Broad, flat-topped hills remaining after extensive erosion

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mesas

Question 49

elongated, streamlined hills deposited by glaciers

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drumlins

HCS: Space and Earth Science Chapter 16 Review

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HCS: Space and Earth Science Chapter 16 Review

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