WorksheetsRocky Mountain Region
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Trees cannot grow above the ________ because its too cold.
Smelting
Timberline
Continental Divide
Slag
Ore must reach the _________ point before it will melt into a liquid.
smelting
slag
continental divide
geyser
pure metal sinks to the bottom and ___________ rises to the top
slag
smelting
gold
ore
Rivers west of the _________ flow into the Pacific Ocean
Continental Divide
Continental Union
Pacific Union
Fall Line
Old Faithful is a famous ____________.
Lake
City
Geyser
Hot Spring
What is the oldest National Park in the US?
Grand Canyon
Yellowstone
Mesa Verde
Grand Teton
At the top of the Rocky Mountains, there is ______________.
less sunlight
an alien population
cliff dwellers
more precipitation
The short, twisted shapes of krummholz forests help trees survive _______.
heat and flooding
lack of rain
cold weather and winds
alien invasion
Why is the Great Salt Lake saltier than the ocean?
The pacific ocean flows directly into the lake and the water has no where else to go.
Only salt water wish live there.
Rock minerals get trapped there.
Ms. Dorsey personally delivers and dumps truckloads of salt into the lake each summer.
What is the most useful mineral found in the Rocky Mountains?
Copper
Lead
Diamonds
Silver
