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26 Cards in this Set
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The amphitheaters of Bryce Canyon are being eroded by tributaries of the:
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Paria River
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The geology at Bryce Canyon is most closely related to the geology at:
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Cedar Breaks National Monument
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Bryce Canyon National Park is located at the eastern edge of the:
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Paunsagunt Plateau
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Western explorers and pioneers called the edges of uplands or plateaus that were eroding back rapidly: |
Breaks
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Most of the rocks exposed in Bryce Canyon National Park are _____ in age |
Cenozoic |
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Which geologic formation is Bryce Canyon and Cedar Breaks most famous for? |
Claron Formation |
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What was the environment of formation for the Claron? |
Inland freshwater lake |
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Which fault is considered the dividing line between the Basin and Range province and the Colorado Plateaus province? |
Hurricane
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Both Cedar Breaks and Zion are on the _____ Plateau. |
Markagunt |
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The Claron Formation in Bryce Canyon and Cedar Breaks is called the: |
Pink Cliffs |
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The pink and red colors of the rocks at Bryce Canyon National Park are due to: |
Iron |
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Which Epoch in the Cenozoic Era is known for the Ice Ages: |
Pleistocene |
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A large pile of eroded debris forming a slope at the base of a cliff is called: |
Talus |
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The steepest slope at which a loose material can remain at rest is called the: |
Angle of Repose |
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The steepest slope at which a loose material can remain at rest is about: |
35 degrees |
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Parallel grooves in rock layers that occur when a less resistant rock weathers faster than a more resistant rock are the result of: |
Differential weathering |
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In an arid climate, which one of the following would you expect to weather and erode fastest? -Sandstone -Limestone -Granite -Shale |
Shale |
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What does "paunsagunt" mean? |
Home of the beaver |
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T/F Bryce Canyon National Park is the bottom step in the Grand Staircase of southern Utah. |
False
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What rock formation is Grand Canyon National Park most closely associated with? |
Redwall Limestone
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What rock formation is Bryce Canyon National Park most closely associated with? |
Claron Formation |
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What rock formation is Zion National Park most closely associated with? |
Navajo Sandstone
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What age are the rocks most commonly exposed in the Grand Canyon? |
Paleozoic |
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What age are the rocks most commonly exposed in Bryce Canyon?
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Cenozoic |
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What age are the rocks most commonly exposed in Zion Canyon?
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Mesozoic |
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Claron Formation |
