Mountain Building

Question 1

The Appalachian Mountains are an example of __________ mountains

Accepted Answer

convergent-boundary

Question 2

Continents are said to float on Earth's _________

Accepted Answer

mantle

Question 3

Volcanoes that form over hot spots are often solitary and far from tectonic plate boundaries

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

The volcanic peaks of Hawaii formed as a result of these

Accepted Answer

hot spots

Question 5

Billowy rocks that form when lava erupts onto the seafloor.

Accepted Answer

pillow basalts

Question 6

Mountains that form when large regions of Earth experience upward movement

Accepted Answer

uplifted mountains

Question 7

The volcanoes of an island arc complex form as a result of a(n) oceanic-continental convergence

Accepted Answer

False

Question 8

Individual volcanic mountains on the ocean floor are called______

Accepted Answer

seamounts

Question 9

Cycle of processes that form mountain ranges

Accepted Answer

orogeny

Question 10

At this type of boundary, a warming lithosphere bulges upward and is higher than the surrounding oceanic crust

Accepted Answer

divergent boundary

Question 11

Oceanic crust is composed mainly of basalt, and continental crust is composed mainly of granite

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

What are the two types of crust that make up Earth's surface?

Accepted Answer

Continental and Oceanic

Question 13

Fault-block mountains ________

Accepted Answer

form when a large pieces of crust are dropped between large faults

Question 14

A good model for isostasy is _____

Accepted Answer

the water line of a boat when someone boards or leaves it

Question 15

Most of Earth's surface is above sea level.

Accepted Answer

False

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