3.13.M - Lesson Review: Mountain Building - Boundaries Assessment / Types of Mountain & Features

Question 1

A syncline is seen __________.
by passive continental margins
by constructive plate boundaries
when rock layers are folded in a U shape

Answer 1

when rock layers are folded in a U shape

Question 2

Mud cracks found in rock layers with an opening wider at the bottom and smaller at the top show evidence of __________.
shells
tilting
overturning

Answer 2

overturning

Question 3

Which feature is usually found where oceanic crust converges with continental crust?
Rift
Hot spots
Continental arc

Answer 3

Continental arc

Question 4

The divider where the continental crust changes to oceanic crust is __________.
a continental arc
an active plate boundary
the continental margin

Answer 4

the continental margin

Question 5

Island arc complexes _______________________.
are mostly sedimentary rock layers built on coral reefs
are mostly basaltic shield volcanoes formed at hotspots
are mostly andesitic stratovolcanoes formed at active oceanic margins

Answer 5

are mostly andesitic stratovolcanoes formed at active oceanic margins

Question 6

Which fault is important to mountain building?
Normal fault
Reverse or thrust fault
Strike-slip fault

Answer 6

Reverse or thrust fault

Question 7

What are cracks in the Earth’s crust where there has been some kind of movement called?
Folds
Faults
Tilting

Answer 7

Faults

Question 8

The Himalayan Mountains formed ___________.
when volcanoes erupted at a hot spot
when an active continental margin piled up into fault-block mountains
when India crashed into Eurasia,

Answer 8

when India crashed into Eurasia,

Question 9

Explain why, from a Creationist point of view, there are marine fossils at the top of the Himalayan Mountains. Please answer the question with at least 2 to 3 sentences using good grammar.

Answer 9

Your Answer:
There are marine fossils in the Himalayan mountains due to Noah’s flood. When Noah’s flood flooded the whole earth, fish or other marine fossils were swept against rock layers, where they were quickly buried alive. This is why we are still uncovering remains from those animals to this day.