Mountain Formation
Rock Types
Ecosystems and Vegetation
Unique Features
Established as a National Park
100

What process involves the upward movement of rocks to form mountains?

What is uplift?

100

What type of rock is formed due to high pressure and temperature in mountain ranges?

What is metamorphic rock?

100

What desert plant is the namesake of Joshua Tree National Park?

What is the Joshua Tree?

100

What national park has the lowest elevation in North America?

What is Death Valley National Park?
100

This national park resulted from donations from John D. Rockefeller and was established as a national park in 1929. What is it called?

What is Grand Teton National Park?

200

What is the first stage of major mountain belt building called?

What is the accumulation stage?

200

How old are the metamorphic rocks in Grand Teton National Park?

What is Precambrian?

200

What type of tree is famous in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park?

What is giant sequoias?
200

Which national park contains the Badwater Basin?

What is Death Valley National Park?

200

This is the smallest national park and was redesignated in 1921, what is it called?

What is Hot Springs National Park?

300

Which of the three stages of major mountain belt building causes folding and faulting?

What is the orogenic stage?

300

What is the most common/dominant rock type found in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park?

What is granite?

300

What national park has hot springs without thermal deposits?

What is Hot Springs National Park?

300

What is the largest tree located in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park called?

What is the General Sherman tree?

300

This national park is known for having the tallest tree in the world and was established in 1968, what is it called?

What is Redwood National Park?

400
What is the process called where there is bending of a rock?

What is folding?

400

What is the Precambrian batholith in Shenandoah National Park made of?

What is granite?

400

What is the name of the tallest tree in the world located in Redwood National Park?

What is Hyperion?

400

What national park has Wheeler Glacier, the only glacier in Nevada?

What is the Great Basin National Park?

400

In what year was Shenandoah National Park established?

What is 1935?

500

What is the process that causes mountains to break down and erode over time?

What is weathering and erosion?

500

What is the most common rock type found in most of the parks talked about in the lesson?

What is metamorphic rock?

500

What national park has stressed vegetation due to acid rain from cars and industrial cities?

What is the Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

500

In Great Smoky Mountains National Park, what is the name of one of the most visited waterfalls mentioned in the lesson?

What is Laurel Falls?

500

This park is known for its deep canyon and was established in 1940, what is it called?

What is Kings Canyon National Park>