Quiz on Fold Mountains and Plate Tectonics

What is the term for the upfold in fold mountains?

• Fault

• Plate

• Syncline

• Anticline

Which mountain range was formed by the collision of the Indian and Eurasian plates?

• The Himalayas

• The Andes

• The Alps

• The Rockies

What is the term for the downfold in fold mountains?

• Plate

• Syncline

• Anticline

• Fault

Which type of fold mountains are described as young and have high, steep slopes?

• Armorican

• Andean

• Himalayan

• Alpine

What geological process has caused rocks to buckle and form anticlines and synclines?

• Sedimentation

• Folding

• Erosion

• Weathering

Which plates collided to form the Andes mountains?

• Pacific and North American

• African and Eurasian

• Indian and Eurasian

• Nazca and South American

What is the primary cause of folding in rocks?

• Weathering

• Sedimentation

• Erosion

• Pressure

Which fold mountains are known to be quite old and have been worn down over millions of years?

• Alpine

• Armorican

• Andean

• Himalayan

What direction do the mountains of Munster run as a result of Armorican folding?

• E-W

• N-S

• NE-SW

• NW-SE

Which mountain range contains ten of the fourteen highest mountains in the world?

• The Himalayas

• The Rockies

• The Andes

• The Alps