Yellowstone Vocabulary Practice

What is the meaning of the word extinction as used in the sentence below?

“By 1902, only about 1,000 native bison remained. Yellowstone provided an

area large enough to reestablish the bison herds, saving the American bison from extinction.”

• the act of no longer existing or being alive

• the act of having very few left in existence

• the act of having plenty of a species

• the act of needed more people

What is the meaning of the word features as used in the sentence below?

“Yellowstone contains about one-half of the world’s hydrothermal features. There are about 10,000 in the park, including more than 300 geysers.”

• important facts to know for a test

• interesting people to see

• boring places to visit

• interesting or important parts of an object or a place

1. What is the meaning of the word geological as used in the sentence below?

“Yellowstone sits on top of a geological hotspot. A churning

chamber, or huge, closed-in area, lies deep under the park. “

• relating to the study of the weather

• relating to the study of Earth and the formation of its rocks

• relating to the study of the solar system

• relating to the study of living things

What is the meaning of the word geology as used in the sentence below?

On my visit to Yellowstone National Park I saw many different kinds of rocks. It really made me think of a career in geology.

• the study of the ocean and its creatures

• the study of insects

• the science of studying the history of Earth and life

  on Earth through rocks

• the study of plants and flowers

What is the meaning of the word geosphere as used in the sentence below?

The earth has many layers. Humans have never dug lower than the geosphere, where we live.

• the core of the Earth that is molten rock

• the solid part of Earth that includes the Earth’s crust

  
  

• the middle part of the Earth called the mantle

• the part of the Earth between the mantle and the crust

What is the meaning of the word extinction as used in the sentence below?

“They believe that wolves are an indigenous, or native, species and should be brought back to Yellowstone, their natural habitat.”

• migrated into an area

• originally from Youngstown

• a part of a food chain

• originally from a certain place