Earth Science Geology, the Environment, and the Universe

Chapter 20: Mountain Building

Chapter Test Practice-English

1
Continental crust is made mostly of __________ and oceanic crust is made mostly of __________.
A)granite, basalt
B)basalt, granite
C)granite, rhyolite
D)gabbro, basalt
2
During oceanic-oceanic convergence, where do island arc volcanoes form?
A)on the plate that is subducted
B)on the plate that is not subducted
C)do not form on either plate
D)form on both plates
3
What forms when an entire region is uplifted?
A)fault-block mountain
B)plateau
C)uplifted mountains
D)valley and ridge
4
The Lesser Antilles and the Appalachian Mountains are similar in that they were both formed __________.
A)by convergence
B)by faulting
C)by volcanoes
D)by oceanic plate movement
5
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is __________.
A)a long, continuous chain
B)made of mountains with steep slopes
C)approximately 5000 km long
D)made of igneous rocks with high silica content
6
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge mountains are an example of mountains forming at __________.
A)uplifted areas
B)divergent boundaries
C)convergent boundaries
D)hot spots
7
What provides the buoyant support that allows mountain ranges to "float" above the mantle?
A)the crust
B)molten rock material
C)roots
D)gravity
8
What are two main elevation modes on Earth?
A)0 km to 1 km above sea level and 4 km to 5 km below sea level
B)1 km to 4 km above sea level
C)4 km to 5 km above sea level and 0 km to 1 km below sea level
D)4 km to 5 km above sea level
9
What is isostatic rebound?
A)the process of mountains eroding to flat ground
B)when oceanic crust rises above continental crust
C)how the mantle keeps mountains upright
D)when the crust rises as it loses overlying material and mass
10
Which cannot form as the result of oceanic-oceanic convergence?
A)trenches
B)island arc complexes
C)subduction zones
D)rift zones
11
Which is not a boundary mountain?
A)fault-block mountains
B)uplifted mountains
C)island arc complexes
D)some volcanoes
12
Which tectonic plate interaction produces mountains with highly deformed rock layers?
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A)A
B)B
C)C
D)D
13
Why does continental crust rise higher above the surface of Earth than oceanic crust?
A)Continental crust is less dense than the mantle.
B)Continental crust is thinner and less dense.
C)Oceanic crust is under continental crust.
D)Continental crust is thicker and is less dense.
14
Which type of plate interaction involves volcanism and does not produce highly deformed rock layers?
A)divergent
B)oceanic-oceanic
C)oceanic-continental
D)continental-continental
15
What evidence exists that the east coast of North America was once a convergent boundary?
A)a large, extensive shoreline
B)dormant volcanoes
C)mountain ranges
D)normal and reverse faults
16
The Adirondack Mountains are an example of mountains that formed due to __________.
A)uplift
B)faults
C)divergence at plate boundaries
D)convergence at plate boundaries
17
What type of mountains form when large pieces of crust are raised up or dropped downward?
A)divergent boundary
B)uplifted
C)fault block
D)tectonic
18
What causes differences in elevation on Earth?
A)density and thickness of the crust
B)vertical dikes and pillow basalts
C)seamounts and hot spots
D)uplifted and faulted mountains
19
As the ancestral Atlantic Ocean closed during the late Paleozoic era, what distinct geologic feature formed along the east coast of North America?
A)Valley and Ridge
B)Blue Ridge
C)island arc
D)Piedmont
20
The roots of a mountain are __________.
A)often many times deeper than the mountain is high
B)always as deep as the mountain is high
C)vary with depth regardless of mountain height
D)often shallower than the mountain is high
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