Fold Mountains

What mountain is formed when two plates are pushed together and creates folds?

• Fold

• Volcanic

• Block

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The Alps and the Himalayas are examples

• Fold mountains

• Volcanic mountains

• Block mountains

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This diagram shows a landform on Earth. How did the movement of Earth’s plates form the landform?

• Two oceanic plates slid past each other.

• Two continental plates collided.

• One continental plate slid past an oceanic plate.

• One continental plate subducted beneath an oceanic plate.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Folded mountains form ___.

• when continents diverge

• when a state of isostasy occurs

• when continents collide

• after huge earthquakes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

These are created where two or more of Earth's tectonic plates are pushed together.

• Fault block mountains

• Volcanic mountains

• Fold mountains

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

There is only one type of mountains which is fold mountains. ,

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Which one of the following is an example of a young fold mountain?

• Sierra Nevada

• Fujiyama

• Himalayas

What type of stress causes these folds?

• compression
• shearing
• tension

What mountain is formed when two plates are pushed together and creates folds?

• Fold

• Volcanic

• Block

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The Alps and the Himalayas are examples

• Fold mountains

• Volcanic mountains

• Block mountains

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3