SUE
LANDFORMS
CROPS
RIVERS & WATERWAYS
ZEBRA MUSSEL
100
What kind of dinosaur is Sue?
She is a Tyrannosaurus Rex!
100
What are areas of dry hills and sharp cliffs formed of crumbling rock called?
The Badlands
100
What is the name of the building made of murals of corn, wheat and other grains?
Corn palace
100
How were the Great Lakes formed?
By glaciers
100
How does it get its name?
From the black & white stripes on its shell
200
Why was the T-Rex named Sue?
She was named after the scientiest that found her. Her name was Sue Hendricksen.
200
What is the wearing away of rock by wind and water that occurs in the Badlands called?
Erosion
200
Where do wheat and sunflowers grow well?
Great Plains
200
What is a system of rivers, lakes, and canals through which ships travel?
Waterway
200
What is a type of animal that is found in an ecosystem that does not belong there?
Invader Species
300
If you were to go on a field trip to see Sue, where would you go? (Name the city)
Chicago
300
What kind of rock makes up the Badlands?
Sedimentary
300
What are the 3 major crops of the Midwest?
Corn, Soy Beans, Wheat
300
What is a waterway that has been dug across land for ships to go through?
Canal
300
How did the zebra mussel get into the Great Lakes?
In ballast water and on the bottoms of ships
400
Why was Sue in crates and boxes for 5 years?
There was a legal battle to decide who actually owned Sue.
400
What is a gated part of a canal or river?
Lock - For 500 pts. name the lock that Mrs. Zimmerman used to picnic at and watch the ships go through? (Hint: located in Canada)
400
Where do corn and soybeans grow well?
Central Plains
400
What is a flat bottomed boat used to transport goods through the Great Lakes and down the Misssissippi River?
barge
400
Give one positive effect of the zebra mussel.
After a length of time, they clear the water.
500
What is the name of the museum who bought Sue?
Chicago Field Museum
500
What is the area that surrounds the Badlands where grasses grow well but trees are rare?
Prairie
500
What is the planting of different crops in different years called?
Crop Rotation
500
Name the five Great Lakes. (Remember HOMES)
Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior
500
Give two negative effects of the zebra mussel in the Great Lakes.
They clog water pipes and systems, kill clams by smothering them, eat food that native species eat, cost millions of dollars in clean up.
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