Organ Pipes

´How was Rosette Rock at the Organ Pipes formed?

• Heat and pressure from the mouth of the cave.

• The rock melted deep inside the Earth.

• ´A cave was filled with lava and made the prism shapes.

• Erosion and weathering.

´What is the red volcanic rock we see called?

• Scoria

• Lava

• Volcanic rock

• Melted rock

In which direction would you drive to get to Keilor from Balwyn?

• North

• North West

• East

• South East

What is the distance from Balwyn to the Organ Pipes (round up)?

• 17km

• 177km

• 47km

• 137km

What did the Aboriginal people use the Organ Pipes Park for when they inhabited this area?

• social events

• food and safety

• shelter and kangaroos

• hunting and shelter

What is the name of the traditional Aboriginal people who lived on the land where Organ Pipes is?

• Kulin

• Wurundjeri

• Victorians

• Woi Wurrung

The carpark at Organ Pipes was built on top of...

• a cliff face

• on bitumen

• on lava that has set

• an old volcano

The columns are made from...

• cement

• basalt rock

• lava rock

• volcano dust

Things you can do at Organ Pipes National Park, according to the Parks Victoria website, are...

• learn about volcanoes

• hike inside a volcano

• walk and picnic

• sightsee

What native animals might you spot at the park?

• echidnas, wallabies, kangaroos, platypus

• wombats, wallabies, kangaroos

• kangaroos, wallabies, koalas

• blue tongue lizards, koalas, kookaburras