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Earth Science 11.2B Mountains, Plateaus, Domes and Basins
1: In general, how are mountains classified?
2: Name the 4 types of mountain classifications.
3: What is a mountain range made up of?
4: Which is larger, a mountain range or a mountain system?
5: Where do volcanic mountains generally form?
6: What is the major cause of folded mountains?
7: Mountains formed primarily by folding are called what?
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Earth Science 11.2B Mountains, Plateaus, Domes and Basins
8: Thurst faulting is important in what type of mountain formation?
9: When multiple thrust faults are piled up on each other, it is called what?
10: What are fault block mountains a result of?
11: Large scale normal faults are associated with what type of mountain?
12: How do fault-block mountains form?
13: What type of stress usually occurs in a location of normal faulting?
14: When crust is stretched from fault movement, does a graben move up or
down?
15: Does a horst move up or down?
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Earth Science 11.2B Mountains, Plateaus, Domes and Basins
16: Name one example of elongated grabens that produce basin and range
regions.
17: List two examples of fault block mountain ranges in the western US.
18: Name three other features that are produced by the up and down
movements of the Earth’s crust.
19: What is a plateau?
20: How is a plateau formed?
21: What produces a dome in geographic terms?
22: How is a basin different than a dome in geographic terms?
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Earth Science 11.2B Mountains, Plateaus, Domes and Basins
23: Are basins a few miles in diameter or can they be much larger? Give an
example of a large basin.
24: If a basin sinks below sea level, what may be the result?
25: When looking at a map of a basin, are the oldest rocks around the edges
of the basin or near the center?
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