Exam 9: Mountains

The formation of the Himalayas coincided with ____.

The Andes developed from a convergence between a tectonic plate carrying oceanic crust and another plate carrying continental crust.

Explain how time affects the way stress impacts a rock.

If a similar plate to the Indian Plate 50 million years ago smashed into the East Coast of North America, what type of process would occur?

The Appalachian Mountains in the United States were formed by collision between ____.

One reason why the Himalayas contain Earth's highest peaks is that the entire plateau lies at such a high elevation.

Explain what is the difference between an Andean margin and a continent-to-continent margin.

Normal faults, grabens, and horsts are common _______ because this creates a type of stress known as tension.

Weathering associated with the erosion of the Himalayas has coincided with what global climate change because carbon dioxide was removed from the atmosphere?

Explain how temperature affects the way stress impacts a rock.

Tectonic stress creates three major types of structures: folds, faults, and ____.

Extensional stress at a divergent plate boundary produces normal faults and grabens.

When two continents collide, one continent may be forced beneath the other in a process called ____________________.

If a rock experiences stress that is added very slowly and at high pressure, what end result will occur?

Rock that is caught at the junction of two converging plates is deformed by _________ stress.

Explain the process by which the hydrologic cycle is instrumental in eroding mountain ranges.

Tectonic ____________________ creates different types of geologic structures, produced by rock deformation.

Rock often moves repeatedly along many faults because ____.

Discuss how the Farallon Plate transported oceanic crust to parts of California mountain ranges.

A normal fault occurs as a result of ____.