Mountain Formation Quiz
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What are the main types of mountains according to the text?

  • Fold, plateau, rift, dome, volcanic
  • Sedimentary, volcanic, erosional, fault-block, fold
  • Volcanic, sedimentary, erosional, residual, structural
  • Volcanic, fold, plateau, fault-block, dome (correct)

    • What geological processes are associated with mountain formation?

  • Subduction, rift, erosion, deposition, volcanic activity
  • Erosion, deposition, weathering, tectonic activity, sedimentation
  • Folding, faulting, volcanic activity, igneous intrusion, metamorphism (correct)
  • Metamorphism, sedimentation, weathering, erosion, igneous intrusion

    • What is the study of geologically young or ongoing processes called?

  • Geochronology
  • Tectonic geomorphology
  • Paleogeology
  • Neotectonics (correct)

    • What theory was used to explain much mountain-building before the 1960s?

    <p>Geosyncline theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the understanding of specific landscape features in terms of the underlying tectonic processes called?

    <p>Tectonic geomorphology</p> Signup and view all the answers

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