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Where is Grand Teton National Park located? |
Wyoming |
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The early trappers called a deep valley surrounded by mountains a:
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hole |
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Who is credited with preserving the valley and turning it over to the park service?
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John D. rockefeller Jr. |
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What kind of rocks dominate the Teton Range?
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Igneous and metamorphic crystalline rocks
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What is the age of the dominant rocks in the Teton Range?
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Precambrian |
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How did Jackson Lake form? |
It is dammed by a moraine |
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The large fault on the west side of the Teton Range that formed in the Laramide Orogeny is:
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The Buck Mountain Fault |
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The large fault on the west side of the Teton Range that formed in the Laramide Orogeny is a: |
Reverse Fault |
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What type of forces create reverse faults, thrust faults, and folding?
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Compressional forces |
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The large fault on the east side of the Teton Range that resulted in the formation of the Teton Range and Jackson Hole is called:
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The Teton Fault |
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The large fault on the east side of the Teton Range that resulted in the formation of the Teton Range and Jackson Hole is a: |
Reverse fault |
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What type of forces create normal faults? |
extensional forces |
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In a fault where the movement is mainly vertical, the side of the fault above your head is the:
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hanging wall |
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In a fault where the movement is mainly vertical, the side of the fault beneath your feet is the:
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foot wall |
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A fault where the hanging wall moves down relative to the foot wall is called a:
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normal fault |
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A fault where the hanging wall moves up relative to the foot wall is called a:
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reverse fault |
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About how old is the Teton Fault?
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9 million years |
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Quaternary geology refers to: |
geology of the Pleistocene and Holocene
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What are the names given to the three major glacial advances in the area?
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Buffalo, Bull Lake, Pinedale
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When did the small glaciers that exist in the park today form? |
in the Holocene |
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The downslope movement of material under the influence of gravity is called:
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Mass wasting |
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The term used for the slow downslope movement of material under the influence of gravity is:
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Creep |
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When talus mixes with water, ice and snow, and flows slowly downhill, it is a(n):
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rock glacier |
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True or False: The Teton Range is composed of old rocks that have been uplifted by a young fault.
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True |
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True or False: Since the fault is inactive, there will never be an earthquake in Grand Teton National Park.
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False |
