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What are the main types of mountains according to the text?
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?
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?
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?
What theory was used to explain much mountain-building before the 1960s?
What is the understanding of specific landscape features in terms of the underlying tectonic processes called?
What is the understanding of specific landscape features in terms of the underlying tectonic processes called?