Mountains: Formation, Types, and Impact on the Environment

Question 1

What do you call the top of a mountain?

Accepted Answer

Summit

Answer

Peak

Answer

Crater

Answer

Plateau

Question 2

Which mountain range is in the center of the UK?

Accepted Answer

The Pennines

Answer

The Alps

Answer

The Himalayas

Answer

The Andes

Question 3

Which characteristic is NOT found in fold mountains?

Accepted Answer

Rounded peaks

Answer

Steep slopes

Answer

Syncline folds

Answer

Anticline folds

Question 4

Which is a famous mountain climbing achievement?

Accepted Answer

Climbing Mount Everest for the first time

Answer

Reaching the top of the North Pole

Answer

Exploring the Amazon rainforest

Answer

Discovering the Grand Canyon

Question 5

Where do two tectonic plates usually collide to cause mountains to form?

Accepted Answer

Convergence zone

Answer

Fault line

Answer

Subduction zone

Answer

Transform boundary

Question 6

What is the term for the process of mountains slowly being worn down by nature?

Accepted Answer

Erosion

Answer

Weathering

Answer

Deposition

Answer

Subduction

Question 7

Which of these is a renewable resource that can be found in mountains?

Accepted Answer

Water

Answer

Minerals

Answer

Wood

Answer

Oil

Question 8

What process creates mountains when lava and ash erupt from the Earth?

Accepted Answer

Volcanism

Answer

Folding

Answer

Faulting

Answer

Erosion

Question 9

What force is NOT involved in the creation of mountains?

Accepted Answer

Erosion

Answer

Uplift

Answer

Folding

Answer

Faulting

Question 10

What type of mountain is formed when magma rises but does not erupt?

Accepted Answer

Dome

Answer

Volcano

Answer

Fault block

Answer

Fold

Question 11

Which mountain is the highest in the United Kingdom?

Accepted Answer

Ben Nevis

Answer

Snowdon

Answer

Scafell Pike

Answer

Kinder Scout

Question 12

What is the name of the mountain range that goes through the north of England?

Accepted Answer

The Pennines

Answer

The Alps

Answer

The Himalayas

Answer

The Rockies

Question 13

Which of the following is **NOT** a type of mountain?

Accepted Answer

Flat plain

Answer

Fold mountain

Answer

Dome mountain

Answer

Shield volcano

Question 14

What is the name of the process that creates fold mountains?

Accepted Answer

Folding

Answer

Erosion

Answer

Volcanic activity

Answer

Weathering

Question 15

Which of the following mountains is the highest in the United Kingdom?

Accepted Answer

Ben Nevis

Answer

Mount Snowdon

Answer

Scafell Pike

Answer

Mount Everest

Question 16

Which of the following countries does NOT have any mountains?

Accepted Answer

Maldives

Answer

United Kingdom

Answer

Ireland

Answer

Italy

Question 17

Which of the following is a renewable resource that can be found in mountains?

Accepted Answer

Trees

Answer

Coal

Answer

Oil

Answer

Gold

Question 18

What is the name of the mountain range that runs through the western United States?

Accepted Answer

The Rocky Mountains

Answer

The Andes

Answer

The Alps

Answer

The Himalayas

Question 19

Which mountain holds the record for being the tallest peak in the world?

Accepted Answer

Mount Everest

Answer

K2

Answer

Mount Kilimanjaro

Answer

Mount Fuji

Question 20

How are volcanic mountains formed?

Accepted Answer

By the eruption of lava and ash

Answer

By the folding of rock layers

Answer

By the movement of tectonic plates

Answer

By the erosion of glaciers

Question 21

What process occurs when layers of Earth's crust get squeezed and bend?

Accepted Answer

Folding

Answer

Faulting

Answer

Erosion

Answer

Metamorphism

Question 22

What characteristic feature distinguishes fault-block mountains?

Accepted Answer

Steep cliffs and sharp edges

Answer

Rounded peaks and gentle slopes

Answer

Deep valleys and gorges

Answer

Volcanic craters and lava flows

Question 23

What is the name for the land surrounding a mountain that is influenced by its erosion?

Accepted Answer

Piedmont

Answer

Plateau

Answer

Valley

Answer

Ridge

Question 24

Which mountain range is located in the United Kingdom?

Accepted Answer

The Pennines

Answer

The Alps

Answer

The Himalayas

Answer

The Andes

Question 25

What is a key difference between a mountain and a plateau?

Accepted Answer

Mountains have pointed peaks, while plateaus are flat and elevated.

Answer

Mountains are formed by the movement of tectonic plates, while plateaus are created by erosion.

Answer

Plateaus are always smaller than mountains.

Answer

Mountains are always found in groups, while plateaus are always isolated.

Question 26

Which of these processes is NOT involved in the formation of mountains?

Accepted Answer

Erosion

Answer

Folding

Answer

Tilting

Answer

Faulting

Question 27

What is the highest mountain in the United Kingdom?

Accepted Answer

Ben Nevis

Answer

Snowdon

Answer

Scafell Pike

Answer

Helvellyn

Question 28

What is the process that forms fold mountains?

Accepted Answer

Folding of rock layers

Answer

Uplift caused by magma

Answer

Erosion of a plateau

Answer

Volcanic activity

Question 29

What is the term for the steep, rocky face of a mountain?

Accepted Answer

Escarpment

Answer

Ridge

Answer

Valley

Answer

Peak

Question 30

Which mountain is famous for its iconic cone shape?

Accepted Answer

Mount Fuji

Answer

Mount Everest

Answer

K2

Answer

Matterhorn

Question 31

What is the scientific term for the study of mountains?

Accepted Answer

Orography

Answer

Geology

Answer

Topography

Answer

Physics

Question 32

What powerful force causes mountains to form?

Accepted Answer

The movement of Earth's tectonic plates

Answer

The gentle blowing of wind

Answer

The steady flow of water

Answer

The explosive power of volcanic eruptions

Question 33

When volcanoes erupt, what type of mountain can they create?

Accepted Answer

Volcanic mountains

Answer

Fold mountains

Answer

Fault-block mountains

Answer

Dome mountains

Question 34

What is the name for the steep sides of a mountain?

Accepted Answer

Slopes

Answer

Valleys

Answer

Ridges

Answer

Peaks

Question 35

Which of these is NOT a way that mountains affect their surroundings?

Accepted Answer

Protecting beaches from strong waves

Answer

Providing homes for animals and plants

Answer

Changing the direction of the wind and rain

Answer

Causing soil to wash away

Question 36

Which of these is a special feature of fold mountains?

Accepted Answer

They are created when layers of rock get squeezed and folded

Answer

They have sharp, pointy tops

Answer

They are usually found near the sea

Answer

They are the oldest type of mountain

Question 37

Which famous mountain range can we find in Scotland?

Accepted Answer

The Scottish Highlands

Answer

The Alps

Answer

The Himalayas

Answer

The Andes

Question 38

What is the process that occurs when rocks are pushed and folded to create mountains called?

Accepted Answer

Folding

Answer

Erosion

Answer

Volcanic eruption

Answer

Weathering

Question 39

Which of these mountains is made from lava and ash that has built up over time?

Accepted Answer

Volcanic mountain

Answer

Fold mountain

Answer

Fault block mountain

Answer

Dome mountain

Question 40

What is the name of the highest mountain in Scotland, United Kingdom?

Accepted Answer

Ben Nevis

Answer

Mount Snowdon

Answer

Scafell Pike

Answer

Cader Idris

Question 41

Which of the following is not a typical feature of a mountain area?

Accepted Answer

Thick forests

Answer

Steep hillsides

Answer

Thin soil

Answer

Lots of rainfall

Question 42

What is the name of the line on a map that connects points of the same height above sea level?

Accepted Answer

Contour line

Answer

Latitude line

Answer

Longitude line

Answer

Elevation line

Question 43

Which is the tallest mountain in the UK?

Accepted Answer

Ben Nevis

Answer

Snowdon

Answer

Scafell Pike

Answer

Mount Everest

Question 44

What type of mountain is formed from lava and ash?

Accepted Answer

Volcanic mountain

Answer

Fold mountain

Answer

Fault mountain

Answer

Plateau mountain

Question 45

What do we call the steep, rocky sides of a mountain?

Accepted Answer

Crags

Answer

Summit

Answer

Foothills

Answer

Glaciers

Question 46

Which type of mountain is formed when magma solidifies after a volcanic eruption?

Accepted Answer

Volcanic cone

Answer

Fold mountain

Answer

Fault block mountain

Answer

Dome mountain

Question 47

What is the name of the process that gradually wears away mountains?

Accepted Answer

Erosion

Answer

Deposition

Answer

Folding

Answer

Volcanism

Question 48

Which of the following is a characteristic of fold mountains?

Accepted Answer

Synclines and anticlines

Answer

Steep slopes

Answer

Rounded summit

Answer

Jagged peaks

Question 49

What tool is used to measure the height of mountains?

Accepted Answer

Altimeter

Answer

Barometer

Answer

Anemometer

Answer

Thermometer

Question 50

What is the name of the layer of snow and ice on high mountain peaks?

Accepted Answer

Glacier

Answer

Moraine

Answer

Crevasse

Answer

Avalanche

Question 51

How are fold mountains formed?

Accepted Answer

When the Earth's crust is pushed together and folded upwards

Answer

When lava erupts from the Earth's surface

Answer

When the Earth's crust is broken and shifted along a fault line

Question 52

Which characteristic is NOT typical of volcanic mountains?

Accepted Answer

Flat top

Answer

Conical shape

Answer

Steep sides

Question 53

How do glaciers help shape mountains?

Accepted Answer

By eroding the landscape and creating valleys

Answer

By depositing sediment and building up mountains

Answer

By pushing up the Earth's crust

Question 54

What is the name for the area of land at the bottom of a mountain?

Accepted Answer

Footslope

Answer

Summit

Answer

Crags

Question 55

Which of these is NOT a type of mountain?

Accepted Answer

Uplands

Answer

Fold mountains

Answer

Fault-block mountains

Answer

Volcanic mountains

Question 56

What is the tallest mountain range in the world?

Accepted Answer

The Himalayas

Answer

The Alps

Answer

The Andes

Answer

The Rocky Mountains

Question 57

What is the name for the steep, rocky side of a mountain?

Accepted Answer

Cliff

Answer

Pass

Answer

Ridge

Answer

Glacier

Question 58

What type of mountain is formed when lava and ash erupt from the Earth's crust?

Accepted Answer

Volcano

Answer

Fold mountain

Answer

Fault-block mountain

Answer

Plateau

Question 59

Which of the following processes is primarily responsible for the formation of fold mountains?

Accepted Answer

Folding

Answer

Erosion

Answer

Volcanism

Answer

Glaciation

Question 60

What is the name of the mountain range that runs through the western United States and Canada?

Accepted Answer

Rocky Mountains

Answer

Appalachian Mountains

Answer

Alps

Answer

Andes

Question 61

What is the term for the process by which wind and water erode mountains?

Accepted Answer

Erosion

Answer

Weathering

Answer

Deposition

Answer

Glaciation

Question 62

Which of the following is a major mountain range in Europe?

Accepted Answer

Alps

Answer

Himalayas

Answer

Andes

Answer

Rocky Mountains

Question 63

Which of the following is NOT a type of mountain formed by the movement of the Earth's crust?

Accepted Answer

Plateau

Answer

Fold mountain

Answer

Fault mountain

Answer

Volcanic mountain

Question 64

What is the process called when layers of rock are squeezed together and pushed upward, creating mountains?

Accepted Answer

Folding

Answer

Erosion

Answer

Volcanism

Answer

Weathering