Mountains and Continents
Stages of mountain belt building (HINT: there are 3 of them)
Accumulation Stage
Orogenic stage
Crustal extension, block faulting, and uplifting
Where is Grand Teton National Park located?
Wyoming
It is located in this state
California
The park is this many square miles
814
The oldest rocks can be found in this National Park
Voyageurs
Continent growth
Craton
Tectonic accretion
In what era did metamorphism take place in Grand Teton National Park?
Precambrian
It is this many square miles
5,156
It was officially established as s National Park this many years ago
90
This is the best National Park to go to if you're looking for a hanging waterfall
Yosemite National Park
Different methods of folding (HINT: there are 3)
Anticline
Syncline
Monocline
As a result of block faulting, how much (approximately) is the Western Block displaced?
30,000 feet above the Eastern Block
It is located in this region
Basin and Range Province
The park has a unique location of:
Tennessee AND North Carolina
This National Park has the largest land area in all of the United States
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
Types of faulting. NOTE: YOU not only have to be able to name the fault type but describe it.
Normal faulting: hanging wall-down, tensional forces pulling apart.
Reverse faulting: hanging wall-up, compressional forces push the blocks together.
Thrust faulting: a low-angle reverse fault
Strike-slip faulting: lateral movement
During which era did Laramide Orogeny happen?
Cenozoic
It is located here
The Mojave Desert
It is renowned because of these features
Large tracks of deciduous and coniferous trees and forests.
The origin of the Precambrian Era granite boulder that can be found in Northwest Ohio ca be best described as:
Carried in from glacial ice from Canada during one of the last ice ages.
Parts of dip-slip faults NOTE: you must describe each one!
Fault plane: the ACTUAL SURFACE of the fault
Hanging wall: the rocks directly ABOVE the fault
Footwall: the rocks hanging directly BELOW the fault
What was the result of the normal fault?
The resulting valley is filled with layers of black sediment.
Development of of basin and range topography, as well as faulting, uplifting, and erosion, took place during what era?
Cenozoic
The higher and lowest elevations of the park receive approximately this much annual precipitation
80 inches, 40 inches
These 4 National Parks are located in Alaska
Glacier Bay
Denali
Kenai Fjords
Gates of the Artic