Earth Science Test Flashcards
Is Mount Everest growing taller year by year
yes
What is the highest mountain in the world
mount everest
What is the gologic history of the origin of mountains called
orogeny
the major difference between a mountain and a hill is the difference in their ________
height
What term is used to descrube the balance of weights of the rocky materials, water, and ice in and on the earth’s crust against the upward push of the mantle
Isostasy
Elevation of a mountains peak above what
mean sea level
Is a series of mountain peaks in the same geographical area called a mountain system
no
A certain mountian’s peak is 2,300 m above sea level its base is 200m below sea level what is the actual height
2,500m
Which of thse regions would you expect to have the greated relief a region having only plains a regon having mountain and valleys a region having small hillls and valleys a region including only the top of a plateau
a region having mountain and valleys
on which contient will you find not only the world’s highest mountain but 96 of the 109 tallest peaks in the world
Asia
Can mountains be underwter on continestns and on islands
yes
What is the highest peak in North America
Mt. Mckinley or Denali
Where is the longest and most extensive mountain system on earth
mid atlantic ridge
Do closely spaced contours idicate a steep slope
yes
can tectonic mountaisn form not only at ovnergent zones but also at divergent zones
yes
Mountain landforsm taht are made of anticlines and synclines are what
fold mountain
What is a trough like fold of rock state
synclines
What is an arch or rock layer called
anticlines
what is a single step of rock layers above a fault called
monoclines
What landform is a monocline
covergent landform
are most rift valleys benath the sea but some are on land
yes
What landform is a fault block mountain
divergent landform
the sierra nevada range has mountais with gentle western slopes and steep easetern cliffs what tyep of mountain is predominant in the sierra nevada range
fault block
What lanfrom is a palteau
uplift landform
what is a large area of flat elevated land called
plateau
almost the entire state of michigan is a_________ caused by ______________
basin;Subsidence
What is the sunken rock layers caused by an emptied magma chabmer called
basins
What lanform is basin
subsidence landform
What is an extinct undrwater volcano called
seamounts
What is a flat topped hill with steep sides called
mesas
is a pile of broken rocks that collect at the base of a cliff called talus
yes
Buttes pinnacles and fins are all thought to be erosianl remnants of uplift lanforms such as what
plateaus
Mountain is to hill as mesa is to
buttes
Which of these is thought to be involved in the formation o f monadnock depotsion erosion glacier rift
erosion
Which of these is not a primary cause of most depostitional hills and mountains glacier uplifing volcano and wind
uplifing
can the formation of stoen arches be early expalined by the process of gradual erosion
no
Kanes and eskers are both made up of glacial _______
till
What are ridges deposited by galciers called
moraines
which of the following terms appies to tthe formation of volcanoes erosioanl depostiotnal glacial residual
depositional
Does the temperature increase as you gain altitude
no
