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BJU Earth Science Chapter 7 Test Review
BJU Earth Science Chapter 7 Test Review
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1
Which of the following does not belong with the other three?
mesa
butte
monadnock
fault-block
2
The highest mountain in the world in terms of elevation is _____.
Mount Saint Helens
Mauna Kea
K2
Everest
3
A plateau made of sedimentary rock was likely formed through the tectonic process of _______.
erosion
subsidence
glaciation
uplift
4
A ridge deposited by glaciers is a _____.
monocline
anticline
dome
moraine
5
The longest mountain system on earth is the _____.
Himalayas
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Rocky Mountains
Alps
6
On which continent do you find the world's tallest mountain?
North America
Africa
Asia
Europe
7
An underwater mountain is called a _____.
subduction zone
rift
seamount
sonar
8
A mesa is broad based while a _____ has a narrower base.
plateau
till
drumlin
butte
9
The height of a mountain from base to peak is called _____.
elevation
sea level
relief
actual height
10
The sediments carried by glaciers are called __________.
drumlins
till
moraines
eskers
11
Numerous low, rounded hills made of glacial till are called __________.
eskers
drumlins
moraines
kames
12
The differences of land elevation in a region is called _____.
mapping
plateau
topography
tectonics
13
Which of the following processes is believed to occur at mid-ocean ridges?
trench formation
subsidence
sea-floor spreading
plate subduction
14
Mountain landforms that are made of anticlines and synclines are _____.
depositional mountains
fold mountains
erosional mountains
fault-block mountains
15
A tower-like landform of volcanic rock rising above an eroded plain is a(n) ______.
plateau
kame
esker
volcanic neck
16
The mountain with the highest elevation in North America is _____.
Sharp Top
McKinley
Mitchell
Whitney
17
Mountain landforms which result mainly from forces within the crust are called _____.
depositional mountains
sand dunes
tectonic mountains
erosional mountains
18
Which of the following terms applies to the formation of volcanoes?
glacial
residual
erosional
depositional
19
A rift structure is often present at _____.
divergent boundary
transverse boundary
convergent boundary
transform boundary
20
The geologic history of the origin of mountains is called _____.
orogeny
tectonic
topography
drumlin