Mountains cover _______ of the Earth’s total land areas.
a quarter
Which is the definition of a mountain?
a landform that rises 200m + above its surrounding area
a landform that rises 300m + above its surrounding area
a landform which is lower than its surrounding area
a landform which is higher than its surrounding area
The highest mountain in Australia is
Mount Kosciuszko
Mount Kembla
Blue mountains
Snowy mountains
The tallest mountain from base to peak is
Mauna Kea
Continental currents can move the plates by up to ___ centimetres per year.
15
The individual moving pieces of the Earth’s crust are called
continental plates
For every 100 metres you climb, the temperature drops by
0.65 °C
semi-fluid material below or within the earth's crust is called
magma
Mountains and mountain ranges have formed over billions of years from
Volcanic eruptions
The rotation of the Earth
Tectonic activity
This diagram shows an example of a …………. boundary.
Divergent
Steep valleys between mountains located very close to each other are called
Gorges
Mount Kosciuszko is located in
Victoria
New South Wales
Western Australia
Queensland
This diagram shows a ………. boundary.
Convergent
The Alps is located in South America. True or False?
False
A peak of a mountain is called
A summit
The heat-driven cycles that occur in the air, ocean, and mantle is called
Convection currents
This type of mountain is called
Fold mountain
What is the name of the biggest mountain ranges in Australia?
The Great Dividing Range
This type of mountain is called
Fault-block mountains
This diagram shows a type of ………….. boundary.
Convergent
This type of mountain is called
Dome mountain
In which mountain range is Mt. Everest located?
The Himalayas
The Alps
The Atlas
The Great Dividung Range
Which part of a mountain can you find moss and lichens?
The area close to the peak of the mountain
What is the name of the super continent in the continental drift theory?
Pangea
Mountains are found on every continent. True or False?
True
How many mountains are there in the world?
more than one million
more than one billion
more than ten million
more than one hundred million
This diagram shows an example of a …………. boundary.
Transform
This type of mountain is called
Volcanic mountain
What is the vegetation type in the bottom area of a mountain?
a thick rainforest
The area coloured in pink is called
The (Pacific) Ring of Fire
The altitude of Mt Everest above mean sea level is
7,748 metres
8,848 metres
4,484 metres
8, 488 metres
Mountains are found in ______ of all the world’s countries.
three-quarters
one-third
two-thirds
one-fifth
There are thousands of mountains in mainland Australia. True or False?
True