Mountains (True or False)

A mountain is a geological land form that rises above the surrounding land.

• True

• False

Mountains do not exist on every continent and even beneath our great oceans.

• True

• False

The Himalaya in Asia formed from one such massive wreck that started about 55 million years ago.

• True

• False

Mountains can be formed at convergent plate boundaries.

• True

• False

Thirty of the world’s highest mountains are in the Himalaya.

• True

• False

Mountains have no economic importance

• True

• False

The summit of Mount Everest is the highest point on Earth.

• True

• False

Hills are most often formed by movement of the tectonic plates in the Earth’s crust.

• True

• False

A mountain range is a series or chain of mountains that are close together.

• True

• False

Mt. Apo is the mountain with highest peak in the Philippines.

• True

• False