Definitions
What are faults?
fractures in the earth’s surface in which there has been some sort of displacement caused by tectonic forces
The national park that is just south of Yellowstone National Park is Grand Teton National Park.
What are the four parks located in California?
The four National parks that are located in California are the Joshua Tree, Death Valley, Sequoia and Kings Canyon, Redwood.
what is wave erosion?
Wave erosion is when is carves a relatively flat wave cut bench and a steep cliff at the edge of the ocean.
Where is the Grand Teton located?
The Grand Teton is located in Wyoming
What are Joints?
fractures in the earth’s surface at which there is no displacement
The smallest National Park is Hot Springs National Park.
When was the Joshua Tree Established as a National park and where is it located exactly?
It was established as a national park in 1994 and it is located in the rain shadow desert.
What is Grand Tetons?
The Grand Tetons are the most significant geologic structure which is also known as the fault block mountains
what is located in the Basin and Range Province?
Death Valley National Park is located in the Basin and Range Province.
What are two types of folding?
Anticlines and Synclines
In Great Basin National Park what is characterized by normal faulting?
There were some lava flows in the Cenozoic during the block faulting stage of mountain building
Which of the National parks located in California is the Hottest, driest, and lowest land in the US?
Death Valley National Park
What is accretionary terrane?
Accretionary Terrane is land that is added to continents during plate collisions
What national park does most of the rocks are covered in vegetation or soil?
Shenandoah National Park has rocks that are covered in vegetation or soil.
What is the Craton?
The stable, interior portion of the continent which is where the oldest rocks in the world are
What National Park does 95 miles of the Appalachian Trail run through?
Shenandoah National Park has 95 miles of the Appalachian Trail that runs through it.
What national park in California has the highest point in the lower 48 states?
Sequoia National Park has the highest point.
What is mélange?
mélange is a mixture of diverse materials scraped off the top of the subducting oceanic plate.
What does the amount of rain in the Great Smokey Mountains cause?
The high amount of rain causes a high rate of chemical weathering which also creates waterfalls that erode rocks in the streams.
What are the three stages of Major Mountain Building?
Accumulation stage, Orogenic Stage, Crustal Extension and Block Faulting Stage
In The Great Smokey Mountains, the Anakeesta formation consists of what?
It consists mostly of slate.
which national park located in California has trees are up to 2,000 years old?
Redwood national park has trees that are up to 2,000 years old.
What are Basins?
The basins are flat, sediment filled valleys that are high deserts about five to seven thousand feet above sea level.
What philanthropist donated a lot of land in places like the Grand Tetons and Acadia which later became National Parks?
John D. Rockefeller who later became the first billionaire in the world.