Mountain Building
What is the first stage of mountain building called?
Accumulation Stage
What fold is shaped like an arch?
Anticline
Grand Teton is located in what state?
Wyoming
Which park is known for Joshua Trees?
Joshua Tree National Park
Which Virginia park contains Skyline Drive?
Shenandoah National Park
What is the mountain-building stage called?
Orogenic Stage
What fold is shaped like a bowl?
Syncline
What type of fault formed the Grand Tetons?
Normal Fault
What is the lowest point in North America?
Death Valley
Which park is famous for waterfalls and forests in Tennessee?
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
What is the last stage involving uplift and faulting called?
Crustal Extension and Block Faulting
What fault has side-to-side movement?
Strike-slip fault
What cave is found in Great Basin National Park?
Lehman Cave
What fan-shaped deposits form at mountain bases?
Alluvial Fans
What is the highest point in Tennessee found in the Smokies?
Clingmans Dome
What is the bending of rock called?
Folding
In a normal fault, which block moves down?
Hanging wall
What old tree species grows in Great Basin?
Bristlecone Pine
What flat salty basin is found in Death Valley?
Playa
What rock is also called flint?
Chert
What is a crack in rock with movement called?
Fault
What is a crack with no movement called?
Joint
What province contains Great Basin National Park?
Basin and Range Province
What type of weathering creates rounded granite boulders in Joshua Tree?
Spheroidal Weathering
What metamorphic rock is common in the Smokies?
Slate