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1. What is the tallest mountain in the world?

A Mount Everest B Mount Fuji C Mount Olympus D Mount Kilimanjaro

2. According to the article, how tall must a geological formation be to be called a mountain?

A 200 feet B 100 feet C 10 feet D 1,000 feet

3. Most mountains are formed by the movement of ________.

A The Sun B The Moon C Tectonic plates D The ocean

4. What type of mountains are formed when magma erupts all the way to the surface of the Earth?

A Volcanoes B Fold mountains C Fault-block mountains D Dome mountains

5. What type of mountains are formed along faults with some rocks being forced up and other rocks are forced down?

A Fault-block mountains B Fold mountains C Volcanoes D Dome mountains

6. What type of mountains are formed when two tectonic plates collide?

A Dome mountains B Volcanoes C Fault-block mountains D Fold mountains

7. What type of mountains are formed when magma pushes up the surface of the Earth, but does not break through?

A Dome mountains B Fault-block mountains C Fold mountains D Volcanoes

8. What is the highest point of a mountain called?

A Arete B Peak C Pass D Crag

9. What is the side of a mountain called?

A Crag B Arete C Pass D Slope

10. What do we call a mass of rock that projects outward from a rock face or cliff?

A Pass B Arete C Crag D Peak

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