Question

Read the passage and answer the following question(s).

Forming Mountain Ranges

The diagram shows the movement of tectonic plates that cause mountain ranges above ground to form.



The map shows the locations of mountain ranges in North and South America.



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Question 8.



Which best describes how the mountain ranges from the passage formed?


Tectonic plates slid past each other.


Tectonic plates broke apart into many pieces.


Tectonic plates moved away from each other.


Tectonic plates pushed against each other.

Question 9.



The following question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.

Part A:

What do the Andes and the Appalachians most likely have in common?


They are the same size.


They are located in North America.


The formed in the middle of the ocean.


They formed at tectonic plate boundaries.


Part B:

Which best supports the choice in Part A?


Mountain ranges only form in North America.


Mountain ranges form when two tectonic plates meet.


Mountain ranges form in the middle of the ocean and move to land.


Mountain ranges always form the same way, so mountain ranges are all the same size.

Answer 1

Question 8:
- Tectonic plates pushed against each other.

Question 9:
Part A:
- They formed at tectonic plate boundaries.

Part B:
- Mountain ranges form when two tectonic plates meet.