The river also marks the southern edge of the ____________ region.

The cold time 1.6 billion year ago was called the _________.

Wind blown soil is called _______.

Before the Ice Age, Missouri was shaped by two other forces:

The _______ is the region that covers most of the southern and southeastern part of the state.

What kind of rock is formed when creatures living in the ocean die?

Sedimentary Rock that is softened by water creates:

Missouri is sometimes called:

When water flowing underground reaches the surface it is called a:

Most of the large springs in Missouri are in the _______ region.

In this part of Missouri a _______ beneath the Earth's surface pushed up against rock layers, raising them out of the sea.

Igneous rock contains iron, lead, and _______.

We call the Hills in the Ozark Region the _________.

Since the Ozark Region is so hilly _____ is very hard.

The _____ were not pushed as high by the same volcanoes that formed the Ozark Highlands.

Today the Southwest Lowlands has some of the best _____ in the state.

The southwestern third of Missouri is the _____.

The Western Plains is on the eastern edge of the _______.

The Great Plains was once covered by ______.

What is a very important activity in the Western Plains?

Decaying plants were crushed under great pressure into layers of _____.

There are more than ________ caves in Missouri.

Missouri's _____ is responsible for there being so many caves.

Layers of limestone left behind by ancient seas is called _____.

What flows through caves?

The most familiar creature found in caves is ______.

Weather refers to the following things?

________ is the weather of a period of years.

People who study the climate are called_______.

______ beings in March and lasts until June.

Summer is hot and humid with less _____.

In autumn, the nights are _______ and the weather is drier.

The coldest days are in

By the end of February we get hints that _____ is coming.

The seasons are caused by the tilt of the Earth on it's axis

The first day of winter is called the _____.

During the winter solstice the North Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun, making the days shorter.

The first day of summer, or ________, is when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun.

The effect of the Earth's tilt is felt farther away from the _______.

Missouri's _______ in the center of the country means its weather is influenced by many factors.

Wind moving across the warm waters of the _____ bring warm temperatures and large amounts of moisture.

Tornadoes mostly happen in the

The place where a river begins

The Missouri River's headwaters begin in

The Mississippi River's headwaters begin in

The Mississippi has _____ dams and locks.

_____ are like large bathtubs that have gates on each end.

A nickname of the Missouri River is "The Little Muddy"

Bagnell Dam forms ______.

Pomme de Terre is named after ______.

The ______ River helps form Table Rock Lake.

Water flowing through gates int he dams turns generators that create electricity is _________ power.

Missouri has a wide variety of plants and animals.

Plant life is called _______.

Animal like is called ______.

________ are scientists who study plants.

The plants we see in Missouri are called native species.

When the first explorers arrived what covered over two-thirds of the state?

Maple trees are tapped for their _____ to produce maple syrup.

_______ provide homes for the mammals and birds in Missouri.

Who is our most famous visitor?

Missouri's lakes and rivers are filled with all sorts of _____.

Missouri has more than two dozen types of _____, most being harmless.

Missouri's largest native snake is called the _______.

Animals that are in danger or disappear could become _______.

The hellbender is the largest ______ in North America.

Humans are working to restore animal's _______ and are passing laws to protect them.

________ are people that work to protect species and their habitats.

________ are people who study earthquakes.

Where plates meet is called______.

When a plate moves it will cause an __________.

Seismologists think another earthquake could happen along the Old Madrid Fault.