Geo National Parks vocabulary Quiz

The Continental Divide runs through which national park?

• Arches

• Great Basin

• Rocky Mountain

• Grand Canyon

Where is Yosemite National Park?

• New York

• California

• Indiana

• Nevada

What are the names of the big rock features in Yosemite?

• Full Dome

• Half Dome

• Mt. McKinley

• El Capitan

A _____ is a mass of ice that moves downhill due to its weight.

• glacier

• Arete

• horn

• moraine

A ________________ is an amphitheater-like valley formed by glacial erosion.

• cirque

• arete

• moraine

• glacier

A sharp, narrow mountain ridge is known as an ____________

• cirque

• arete

• moraine

• glacier

A sharp mountain peak shaped like a pyramid is called a ____________.

• cirque

• arete

• moraine

• horn

A _____________ is a mass of dirt and rock that has been left behind as a glacier retreats

• cirque

• arete

• moraine

• horn

A __________________ is a small valley carved into a mountainside from which water cascades

• glacier

• Arete

• hanging valley

• moraine

The term "climate" refers to:

• Snow typically in January

• Wildfires getting bigger and hotter and lasting longer

• The average daily temperature over a few years

• The pattern of weather over a long period of time