Landforms
This cold, flat land is prominent in Great Sand Dunes National Park.
What is the tundra?
This bird, of the Phasianidae family, is a sort of chunky chicken with beautiful tail feathers that form a fan.
What is Grouse?
This tree is a widely distributed birch tree.
What is Alder?
This type of gravitational event occurs when a sand dune's slope goes past about 30°, the angle of repose.
What is an avalanche?
Great Sand Dunes National Park is located in this state.
Where is Colorado?
These namesake hills are the tallest in North America.
What are Sand Dunes?
This mammal is common in Canada similar to a deer, lives in snow and GSD National Park.
What are Elk?
This poplar tree with a rounded, long stalk is common in GSD National Park.
What is Aspen?
This type of erosion occurs inside the park frequently, with its many streams and creeks.
What is water carving?
These indigenous settlers live in and near Great Sand Dunes National Park.
Who are the Apaches?
These play a vital part in the ecosystem of GSD National Park, but are also common throughout the temperate areas of the Western USA.
What are forests?
This bird is commonly found throughout North America, distinguished by their binocular vision and hooked, sharp talons.
What are Raptors?
This is a poplar plant with famous white seeds, seen inside the park.
What is cottonwood?
This process of weathering uses one of the four essential elements of life to wear down the mountains in the park. Be specific.
What is wind abrasion?
This unique sound can be made by a sand avalanche, often caused by human or wind activity.
What is singing or humming?
Name one of the two main streams or creeks inside the park.
What is the Sand Stream, or what is the Medano Creek?
These hoofed mammals are often mistaken for antelope, but they are different in several ways, including their spectacular horns. They wander the grasslands of GSD national park.
What are Pronghorns?
This is a North American shrub or small tree of temperate regions, known for their 4-bracted spring flowers and hard wood.
What is dogwood?
This type of weathering is constantly occurring to the Sangre de Cristo mountain range inside the park, which usually happens from day to night.
What is freeze-thaw mechanical weathering?
This species of beetle is found in only one place on Earth, which is GSD National Park. Its namesake counterpart is found only in Asia.
What is the Great Sand Dunes Tiger Beetle?
This landform happens when deposits of sediment exit streams into the San Luis Basin.
What is an Alluvial Fan?
This curious evolution of a common farm animal, the sheep, lives in the mountains, and has adapted to them with a brown color.
What are Bighorn?
This plant has some of the largest roots in the US, and it helps stabilize sand.
What is Scurfpea?
This type of weathering occurs when grains and dissolved minerals are cemented together at ground level or below.
What is groundwater cementation?
This unique to Great Sand Dunes National Park hydrologic phenomenon is when Medano Creek rhythmically pulse, similar to ocean waves.
What is the Surge Flow Phenomenon?