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According to the text, what makes the striking red color of the rocks?

• Water erosion

• Plant growth

• Iron oxide minerals

• Sand deposits

The text mentions that weathering, erosion, transportation, and deposition can do what to rock formations?

• Make them grow taller

• Keep them perfectly unchanged

• Slowly change their shapes and appearance

• Turn them into different types of rocks instantly

What is one of the main things geologists observe to describe rocks?

• The weather around the rocks

• The animals living on the rocks

• The mineral composition of the rocks

• The age of the people looking at the rocks

The rock formations in the image are located in which state?

• Arizona

• California

• Utah

• Nevada

The text describes the rock formations as spires and __________.

• Mountains

• Buttes

• Caves

• Rivers

What does the text say seems to happen to the rock formations every moment of every day?

• They disappear

• They stand motionless and unchanging

• They are slowly changing

• They move around

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a process that changes the appearance of rocks?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Transportation

• Construction

The text suggests that a tourist or casual observer might think the rock formations are __________.

• Moving quickly

• Very soft

• Motionless and unchanging

• Made of glass

What are the rock formations in Figure 1 called?

• Red Mountains

• Iron Towers

• Monument Rocks

• Towers of Rock

Granite is generally what color?

• Always black

• Generally light-colored

• Always red

• Generally dark-colored