Devil's Tower

Where is Devil's Tower located?

• Utah

• Arizona

• Wyoming

• Nebraska

Indian tribes have legends that it was formed by ...

• fish

• the Devil

• a beaver

• a bear

Devil's Tower is made of

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

• metaphoric and sedimentary rock

Why is there sedimentary rock surrounding Devil's Tower?

• Weathering and erosion broke down the rock and caused sedimentary rock to form over a long time

• It washed there from the Rocky Mts.

• The ocean used to be there

• metamorphic rock broke down to cause it to form

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Devil's Tower is made of which type of rock

• sandstone

• granite

• phonolite

• marble

The columns of Devil's Tower...

• are being weathered away

• are growing taller

• will stand forever

• are made of sandstone

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