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WorksheetsGrand Canyon
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name the sights we saw while at the Canyon.
Mary Colter's Desert View Watchtower
Mather Point
Yavapai Geology Museum
Trail of Time
On a clear, moonless night, the constellations visible in the summer sky are
Big Dipper, a.k.a. Big Bear
Leo
Scorpio
Cancer
What is the nearest city to the canyon?
Flagstaff
Kanab
Phoenix
Tucson
In the Jr. Ranger Oath, I promised to...
Help take care of and protect the Grand Canyon
Follow my dreams
Continue to explore, learn about, and respect the natural world wherever I go
Be proud to be a Jr. Ranger
How would you like to see the canyon next time?
By helicopter
By boat
By mule
Never again
Who were the people to discover the canyon?
Hunter-gatherers about 12,000 years ago
Anasazi people about 1,000 years ago who make their living through agriculture
The Spanish explorers from Mexico in 1540
Major Powell and his 9-man crew journeyed the canyon by boats in 1869
How many species of trilobytes have been discovered, according to the Geology Museum?
15,000
1 million
100,000
2
What is the name of the campground we stayed in at the Grand Canyon?
Trailer Village RV Park
Mathus Campground
Grand Canyon Lodge
Who cares?
Where does the water in the canyon flow to?
Gulf of California
Atlantic Ocean
Lake Powell
Glen Canyon Dam
Where does the water in the river of the canyon come from?
Rocky Mountains
Pacific Ocean
Gulf of California
Lake Powell
How old are the rocks that are uplifted and exposed, giving us a peek into the great history of time?
2 billion years
eternity
5 billion years
paleozoic
For how long has the erosion created the canyon?
5 million years
2 billion years
100,000 years
no one knows
How did the canyon come to be?
Water
Volcano
Aliens
Earthquake
How long would it take (either by mule or by foot) to get to the bottom of the canyon?
5 1/2 hrs
one full day
impossible
3 hrs
How many feet above elevation is the rim of the canyon?
7,000 ft
14,000
22,000
sea level
What is the most dangerous animal at the canyon, so they say?
Attacking squirrel
Gorging bison
Butting elk
Standing deer
Are campfires allowed in the park?
No
Sure, why not?
Only during the driest weeks of the summer
Only if Smokey the Bear dies
What are the names of the TWO trails we hiked that go from the South Rim to the bottom of the canyon?
Bright Angel
South Kaibab
2,000 Mules
Yavapai
What river carved the Grand Canyon?
Colorado
Tiber
Pueblo
Pedernales
What state is the Grand Canyon in?
Arizona
Utah
New Mexico
Nevada
