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the geologic history of the origin of the mountains
What is orogeny
100
a large area of flat, elevated land
What is a plateau
100
arch of rock layers
What is an anticline
100
a trough-llike fold of rock strata
What is syncline
100
sunken rock layers caused by empty magma chambers
What is a basin
200
extinct underwater volcano
What is a seamount
200
The longest mountain system in the world
What is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
200
Closely spaced counter lines are an indicator of this
What is a steep slope
200
The world's highest mountain is located on this continent
What is Asia
200
This mountain has the highest elevation in North America
What is Mt. McKinley
300
Sea-floor spreading occurs here
What is at mid-ocean ridges
300
Buttes, pinnacles, and fins are remnants of these
What are plateaus
300
This state is almost entirely a basin caused by subsidence
What is Michigan
300
flat-topped hill with steep sides
What is a mesa
300
This type of mountain is plentiful in the Sierra Nevada range
What is a fault-block mountain
400
ridges deposited by glaciers
What are moraines
400
grabens are types of this landform
What is divergent
400
basins are a type of this landform
What is subsidence
400
Rising magma and erosion are involved in the formation of what?
What is a monadnock
400
A monocline is a type of this landform
What is convergent
500
The balance of the weights of the rocky materials, water, and ice in and on the earth's crust against the upward push of the mantle
What is isostasy
500
a series of mountain peaks in the same geographical area
What is a mountain range
500
the two zones in which tectonic mountains can form
What are convergent and divergent
500
most rift valleys are located here
What is in the ocean
500
a pile of broken rocks that collects at the base of a cliff
What is talus