Grade 6History & geographyquiz16 questions

Mountains of the world

Grade 6: how mountains form, highest mountains on each continent, mountain ranges (Himalayas, Andes, Alps), climate and life on mountains.

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Questions

  1. Which movement of Earth's crust forms many fold mountains?

    • Heavy rain filling a lake
    • Rivers carrying soil away
    • Two plates pushing together
    • Wind blowing sand into piles
    Show answerTwo plates pushing together

  2. Fold mountains form when rivers dig deep valleys into flat land. (True or false?)

    Show answerFalse

  3. What is a volcanic mountain built from?

    • Folded layers of sand only
    • Ice from glaciers
    • Lava and ash from eruptions
    • Soil washed down by rain
    Show answerLava and ash from eruptions

  4. What name do we give to the huge slow-moving pieces of Earth's crust? (Answer out loud)

    Show answerTectonic plates

  5. Which mountain is the highest in the world above sea level?

    • Aconcagua
    • Mont Blanc
    • Mount Everest
    • Mount Kilimanjaro
    Show answerMount Everest

  6. Which is the highest mountain in Africa?

    • Denali
    • Mont Blanc
    • Mount Kenya
    • Mount Kilimanjaro
    Show answerMount Kilimanjaro

  7. Aconcagua is the highest mountain on which continent?

    • Africa
    • Australia
    • North America
    • South America
    Show answerSouth America

  8. Denali is the highest mountain in North America. (True or false?)

    Show answerTrue

  9. Which mountain range includes Mount Everest?

    • The Alps
    • The Andes
    • The Himalayas
    • The Rocky Mountains
    Show answerThe Himalayas

  10. Which is the longest mountain range on land, running down the west of South America? (Answer out loud)

    Show answerThe Andes

  11. In which continent are the Alps found?

    • Africa
    • Asia
    • Europe
    • South America
    Show answerEurope

  12. How does temperature usually change as you climb up a mountain?

    • It changes every minute
    • It gets colder
    • It gets warmer
    • It stays the same
    Show answerIt gets colder

  13. The air gets thinner the higher you climb, so it is harder to breathe. (True or false?)

    Show answerTrue

  14. What is the 'tree line' on a mountain?

    • The height above which trees cannot grow
    • The line where snow melts into rivers
    • The lowest point of a forest
    • The path walkers follow
    Show answerThe height above which trees cannot grow

  15. Name one animal that is adapted to live on high mountains. (Answer out loud)

    Show answerE.g. llama, snow leopard, yak, mountain goat

  16. What is a huge, slow-moving river of ice in a mountain valley called?

    • A canyon
    • A glacier
    • A plateau
    • An avalanche
    Show answerA glacier

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