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I was the first National Park established

What is Yellowstone

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The White Sands NP formed from...

The nearby Alamogordo mountains are gypsum rich and eroded away to the valley below.

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What is the most visited National Park in the US?

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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Dry Tortugas is located off the coast of:?

Florida

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How does a stalactite form?

When calcite is deposited by water and the rock grows. 

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I am the smallest National park in the states.

Hot Springs National park
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What is the most recent National Park dedicated?

New River Gorge National Park

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St. Louis Arch (Gateway Arch) is known as the gateway to...

The Grand American West

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What National Park is located in South Carolina?

Congaree National Park

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What is a river confluence?

When 2 rivers come to a meet and join waterways.

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I contain some mysterious badlands and am dominated by the Little Missouri River. 

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

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Who inhabited Mesa Verde National Park?

Ancestral Puebloans/Anasazi Native Americans

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The first National Park alphabetically is...

Acadia National Park

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What National Park lives here? (Google Slides)

Big Bend National Park

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How does an arch form?

When a fin in the rock gets weathered, it forms a window, if formed by water: it forms a natural bridge or an arch. 

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I contain the longest cave system in at least the United States

Mammoth cave National Park

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How did Wind Cave get its name? How was it discovered? 

2 brothers were out playing in the field when they heard a whistling sound. They found the sound and when they peeked into the hole, the wind coming out of it blew their hats off!

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What is the smallest National Park?

Hot Springs National Park (5,500)

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What interstate runs North and South through New Mexico?

Interstate 25

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How do sand dunes form?

When the nearby mountains deposit sediment in the valley below, they are carried by water and accumulate at the valley floor. 

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I have marble cliffs. I am over 2000 feet at deepest! 

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

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Dry Tortugas contains Fort Jefferson National Monument. Why is this?

During the Cold War, There were some issues with Cuba. They set up a Fort and kept prisoners there. 

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The deepest cave in the United States is...

Carlsbad Caverns National Park - 1,593 ft!
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From Theodore Roosevelt South Unit, it takes how long to arrive at the North Unit?

1 hour ~ 70 miles

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Devils Tower National Monument is a...

Volcanic Plug. Formed from magma