Mountain Building Quiz

Mountain Building Quiz

12th Grade

20 Qs

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Mountain Building Quiz

Mountain Building Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

Science

12th Grade

Hard

NGSS
HS-ESS2-1, HS-ESS1-5

Standards-aligned

Created by

Christina Turner

Used 4+ times

FREE Resource

20 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Once their strength is exceeded, rocks near the surface behave like

modeling clay

most metals

glass objects

caramel candy

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Under which of the following conditions do rocks exhibit ductile deformation?

low temperatures

near Earth's surface

low pressures

high pressures

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where is brittle deformation generally seen?

in rocks near Earth's surface

in gypsum and shale

in rocks far below Earth's surface

in limestone and schist

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A material that undergoes tensional stress tends to

shorten

stretch

become distorted

become less dense

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a type of stress seen in rocks?

shear stress

transitional stress

tensional stress

compressional stress

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to the process of isostatic adjustment,

thin sections of crustal material float higher than thicker slabs

crustal slabs adjust very rarely

thick sections of crustal material float higher than thinner slabs

mountains are lowered as they become older

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Because of isostasy, a mountain will ultimately

be eroded to near sea level

reach and maintain a maximum height

diverge at its core

become a dome

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

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