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What mountain is the highest point in Australia

Mt Kosciuszko, a mountain located in the Snowy Mountains in Kosciuszko National Park, in New South Wales. Stands 2,228 metres tall, it is the highest mountain in Australia.

The highest point of the mountain is called

the summit or peak is the highest point of a mountain

What type of fault occurs when one or both portions of rock move in a horizontal direction

This is a strike-slip fault.

What occurs when seasonal extreme winds cause the colder lower region ocean waters to climb closer to the surface

upwelling

Which mountain chain ranges in an arc from France to Austria

The Alps

Which ocean has many small scattered islands that were formed from the tips of extinct volcanoes

Pacific

What is the lowest point of the mariana trench called

Challenger deep.

What percentage of the people in the US use ground water for drinking and household usage

atleast 50%

What is formed by the erosion of soft rock formations by flowing groundwater

caves

Which of these is a type of flat land located at the bottom of the ocean

abyssal plain

How much does plains regions cover earth's land surfaces

one third

What cloud that is somewhat flat and layered is called

stratus

What formations form in pillars on the floor of a cavern

Stalagmites

What is the groups that mountain form called

A group of mountains is called a mountain range. The himalayas is the largest mountain range with some of the tallest mountains, such as Mount Everest in Nepal and K2 in Pakistan

Which mountain chain ranges between British Columbia Canada and New Mexico

Rocky Mountains

Is it true evaporation is an inexpensive and efficient method of removing salt from ocean water

Yes, it is true.

What is the cycle of freezing and thawing in the cracks of rocks called

ice wedges

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