Mountain Formation Quiz

What causes fold mountains?

• Erosion

• Plate collision

• Volcanic eruption

• Glaciers

Which is a type of fault-block mountain?

• Mount Everest

• Sierra Nevada

• Mount Fuji

• Andes

Which process forms volcanic mountains?

• Faulting

• Folding

• Magma eruption

• Erosion

Dome mountains form when...?

• Lava explodes

• Plates crash

• Magma uplifts crust

• Ice melts

The Himalayas are an example of...?

• Dome mountain

• Fold mountain

• Fault-block mountain

• Plateau mountain

What type of mountain forms from erosion?

• Dome

• Fault-block

• Plateau

• Volcanic

Which mountain is a volcano?

• Mount Fuji

• Sierra Nevada

• Table Mountain

• Himalayas

What is tectonic uplift?

• Lava rising

• Water evaporating

• Crust pushed upward

• Rocks breaking

Which mountain type doesn’t erupt?

• Volcanic

• Dome

• Fault-block

• Fold

What causes mountains to keep growing?

• Gravity

• Plate movement

• Rainfall

• Sunlight