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The Grand Canyon

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which river has shaped the Grand Canyon?
a)
Arizona
b)
Mississippi
c)
Colorado
d)
American
2.

What is it called when water moves rocks and dirt?

a)

rain

b)

erosion

c)

a river

3.

How long did it take for the Grand Canyon to form?

a)

5 to 6 million years

b)

2 million years

c)

100 years

4.

A variety of animals and plants can be found at the Grand Canyon because of the differences in the the water amounts, elevation, and climate.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Bats, Rabbits, and _____ are smaller mammals found at the Grand Canyon.

a)

burrows

b)

squirrels

c)

Cantor

6.

When did the Grand Canyon become a National Park?

a)

1989

b)

1948

c)

1919

7.

Fill in the blank. The Grand Canyon is one of the _________ Wonders of the world.

a)

Seven

b)

Twenty

c)

Three

8.

What is the weather like in the Grand Canyon?

a)

Hot and dry in the South, North Rim cold in the winter

b)

Always hot and dry all over the Canyon

c)

Cold and snowy

9.

How long in the Grand canyon?

a)

277 miles

b)

178 miles

c)

1,000 miles

10.

How Deep is the Grand Canyon?

a)

800,000 inches

b)

1 mile

c)

100 feet

11.

How wide is the Grand Canyon?

a)

18 feet

b)

26 miles

c)

18 miles

12.

How is the North Rim different from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon?

a)

The North Rim gets more snow

b)

The North Rim is easier to get to

c)

The North Rim is open all year

d)

The North Rim is lower

13.

What did Powell do on his second trip down the Colorado River?

a)

He took pictures of the canyon

b)

He built a cabin at the bottom of the canyon

c)

He made maps of the area

d)

He brought his family along

14.

The striped rocks of the Grand Canyon show ____________.

a)

How many years ago Native Americans lived in the canyon

b)

How long it takes to hike into the canyon

c)

How fat the Colorado River is moving

d)

How Earth has changed over time

15.

What are two characteristics of a canyon? Select all that apply.

a)

flat surfaces

b)

steep walls

c)

river flowing at the bottom

d)

only found in the desert