Mountain Building
What are the three stages of mountain building?
Accumulation, Orogenic, and Crustal Extension/Block Faulting.
What is the difference between a fold and a fault?
A fold bends rock while a fault breaks and moves rock.
Which physiographic province includes Great Basin, Joshua Tree, and Death Valley?
Basin and Range Province.
Which national park has the Snake River running through it?
Grand Teton National Park.
Which physiographic province are Shenandoah and Great Smoky Mountains located in?
Blue Ridge Province.
During which stage do folding and faulting mainly happen?
Orogenic stage.
Which fold has the oldest rocks in the center?
Anticline.
What is an alluvial fan?
A fan-shaped deposit of sediment at the base of a mountain.
Which national park contains the lowest point in North America?
Death Valley National Park.
Which national park is located in Virginia?
Shenandoah National Park.
What is the old, stable interior part of a continent called?
Craton.
Name the three main types of faults.
Normal, Reverse (Thrust), and Strike-Slip.
What is a playa?
A dry lake bed or salt flat.
Which national park has Mount Whitney, the highest peak in the lower 48 states?
Sequoia National Park.
Which national park is located in Tennessee and North Carolina?
Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
What process causes continents to grow as crust is added to their edges?
Tectonic accretion.
Which fault forms when rocks are pulled apart by tension?
Normal fault.
What type of fault mainly forms Basin and Range landscapes?
Normal fault.
Which national park is home to the tallest trees in the world?
Redwood National Park.
Why is Cades Cove flat and fertile?
It is underlain by limestone.
During which stage do normal faults, uplift, weathering, and erosion become common?
Crustal Extension/Block Faulting stage.
What is the difference between a joint and a fault?
A joint has no movement. A fault has displacement.
What is the metamorphic core complex mostly made of?
Crystalline metamorphic rocks like schist and gneiss.
Which national park has hot groundwater heated by movement along faults instead of magma?
Hot Springs National Park.
Which type of faulting is a major feature in Shenandoah National Park?
Thrust faulting.