Bryce Canyon and Hoodoo Formation

Bryce Canyon and Hoodoo Formation

Assessment

Interactive Video

Geography

6th - 7th Grade

Hard

Created by

Olivia Brooks

FREE Resource

The video introduces hoodoos, unique rock formations found in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. It explains their formation through a process called frost wedging, where water seeps into rock cracks, freezes, and expands, causing the rock to break. Over millions of years, this weathering transforms the landscape into the spectacular hoodoos seen today. The video also provides geographical context, highlighting the park's location on the Colorado Plateau, known for its red rock formations. The video concludes with a farewell and an invitation to subscribe.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a hoodoo?

A type of weather phenomenon

A species of bird

A distinctive rock formation

A type of tree

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where is Bryce Canyon National Park located?

Nevada

Utah

Colorado

Arizona

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the Colorado Plateau also known as?

Green Valley

Red Rock Country

Golden Plains

Blue Ridge

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What process is responsible for the formation of hoodoos?

Volcanic activity

Frost wedging

Wind erosion

Earthquakes

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does frost wedging occur?

Rocks are compressed by tectonic plates

Rocks are heated by the sun

Water seeps into cracks and freezes

Water evaporates from rocks

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many cycles of freezing and melting do rocks undergo each year?

50

200

150

100

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the final form of rock formations after millions of years of weathering?

Reefs

Domes

Fins

Hoodoos

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