A Visit to the Grand Canyon

What is the size of the Grand Canyon?

• 20 miles long, 2 miles wide and 500 feet deep

• 277 miles long, 100 feet to 18 miles wide, 1 mile deep

• 200 miles long, 15 miles wide, 400 feet deep

How old is the Grand Canyon?

• over 2 billion years old

• a million years old

• 1,000 years old

what is the name of the river that runs through and carved the Grand Canyon?

• Jumani River

• Tennessee River

• Colorado River

• Atlantic Ocean

What is special about the rocks in the Grand Canyon?

• They are billions of years old. They are formed in layers of colorful rock. There are fossils in these rocks.

• They are brown and red. You can climb them easily.

• All the rocks are flat and smooth.

In what state is the majority of The Grand Canyon found?

• Tennessee

• Alabama

• Arizona

• Colorado

What are the top parts of the Grand Canyon called? This is where most visitors go to see the canyon.

• North Rim and South Rim

• East side and west side

• North edge and south edge

• North end and south end

There are many streams and small rivers that flow through The Grand Canyon.

• true

• false

There are many different types of landforms that occur throughout the Grand Canyon. Some of them are:

• islands, peninsulas, coves

• volcanoes, tsunamis

• buttes, mesas

The climate of the Grand Canyon varies according to the area. Which statement is true?

• The Grand Canyon is lush and green most of the year.

• The North Rim and South Rim have the same climate and general weather patterns.

• The canyon's desert climate means hot days and cold nights.

The Grand Canyon is made of sedimentary rock which is a "softer" type of rock. The Colorado river formed/carved the canyon because of this type of rock. What are the forces of nature that helped with the formation and carving of the sedimentary rock in the Grand Canyon?

• fast-flowing water, ice, volcanoes and earthquakes,

• chisels and hammers, ancient people,

• bulldozers, front loaders and dump trucks