Name the National Park!
The lowest elevation point in North America
Death Valley National Park
Normal faulting occurs when compressional forces push the rocks together
False (it's extensional forces)
The rock directly above the fault
Hanging Wall
An upbend/ arch of rock
Anticline
What stage of mountain building includes the deposition of large amounts or sedimentary or volcanic rock?
Stage 1/ Accumulation Stage
Known for a species of palm, also a common space for Hollywood filming!
Joshua Tree National Park
Anticlines and Synclines are commonly found right next to each other
True
Fractures or cracks in the earths surface where there is no displacement
Joints
A trough/ fold pattern of rock
Syncline
Which stage of mountain building directly causes folding and/or faulting?
Stage 2/ Orogenic Stage
Home to the tallest tree species in the world
Redwood National Park
The footwall is the rock directly below a fault
True
Type of fault where there is only lateral movement (common at transform boundaries)
Strike-Slip Faults
What area of a syncline has the oldest rocks?
The Outer Bend
What is the name of the stable inner portion of a continent? (typically made of old crystalline rocks)
Craton
In Nevada, the parks surface water has no drainage to an ocean
Great Basin National Park
The Hyperion, located in Redwood National Park, is the largest tree by volume
False (its actually the tallest, not largest by volume)
The name for the actual surface of the fault
Fault Plane
What type of rock are folds typically found in due to compression forces?
Sedimentary
Which mountain building stage includes surface weathering and erosion?
Stage 3/ Crustal Extension, Block Faulting, and Uplift
South of Yellowstone, famous for its Snake River and town of Jackson Hole
Grand Teton National Park
Hot Springs National Park is Located in Arkansas and is the largest National Park
False (smallest National Park)
Type of natural disaster that is often the result of faults
Earthquakes
What is the name of the large scale fold structure that creates a bowl-like concentric shape?
Basin
Which mountain range formed from the tectonic accretion of the Indian sub-continent to Asia?
The Alps