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 (C)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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