Virginia Earth Science Mountains

The movement of ​ (a)   is responsible for the formation of ​ (b)   .

Folded mountains are a ​ (c)   formation.​ (d)   are pushed together and form ​ (e)   mountains.

• tectonic plates
• mountains
• wave-like
• Continental plates
• tall

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

​ (a)   mountains occur when the plates are pushed together and break from the ​ (b)   .

These mountains have very ​ (c)   .

If one fault is present, it forms a ​ (d)   mountain.

If 2 faults are present a ​ (e)   is formed.

• Fault-block
• collision
• rough linear peaks
• tilted
• lifted mountain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

​ (a)   mountains form when ​ (b)   push an area of the crust up into a dome shape.

The crust doesn't ​ (c)   as in fault-block mountains.

• plate collisions
• Dome
• snap and break

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Match the following

• Folded mountain

• 
• Fault block

• 
• Dome shaped

• 

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

These mountains occur when the plates are pushed together and break, leaving linear peaks

• Folded

• Fault-block

• Dome

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

These moutains are wave-like formed when the Continental plates are pushed together and form tall mountains.

• Folded

• Fault-block

• Dome

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What prevents this Dome mountain from turning into a fault-block mountain?

• The crust doesn't snap and break

• When 2 faults are present the lifted mountain forms

• The Continental plates are pushed together

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2