Geology
This may sound like a salad topping, but it is actually the term for the interior of a continent.
Craton
These flat, dry, elevated valleys can be seen in Nevada and are typically full of sediment.
Basin
This National Park is notable as the hottest and driest place in the United States.
Death Valley
The Snake River is popular for rafting and flows through this National Park.
Grand Tetons
There are this many stages of mountain building (type the number).
3
Broken and displaced rock results from a process called ___.
Faulting
Hot Springs National Park's groundwater is heated by the friction of ___.
Faults
The tallest tree on Earth, Hyperion, is located in this park.
Redwood
Joshua Tree's rounded "rock islands," or Inselburgs, are a product of ___ weathering.
Spheroidal
The Appalachian Mountains began forming during this time period---not era.
Precambrian
Like parks such as the Grand Canyon, the Grand Tetons feature Precambrian ___ rock.
Crystalline
Great Basin National Park was once thought to house the world's oldest tree, a ___ Pine.
Bristlecone
Measuring only 9 square miles, this is the smallest National Park.
Hot Springs
Sequoia National Park is adjacent to this separate park.
Kings Canyon
The first stage of mountain building is called the ___ stage.
Accumulation
Novaculite is the result of ___ metamorphosed by extreme pressures.
Chert
Flowing over Precambrian rock, this waterfall is a popular destination in the Smoky Mountains.
Laurel Falls
This mountainous National Park is known to be the most visited of all.
Smoky Mountains
Just two hours from Hollywood, this National Park is often used as a film location for movies.
Joshua Tree
The second stage of mountain building is called the ___ stage.
Orogenic
The Sierra Nevada mountains are known for their glaciated ___.
Granite
Death Valley is home to North America's lowest point, the ___ Basin.
Badwater
This park is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.
Shenandoah
French for "mixture," this term refers to material scraped from subducting oceanic plates.
Melange
One of the three parts of the third stage of mountain building is crustal ___.
Extension