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"Devil's Tower" Article Questions

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Devils Tower?

a)

A tall rock formation

b)

A sacred site

c)

A national monument

d)

A bear's lodge

2.

What is the Lakota name for Devils Tower?

a)

Mato Tipila

b)

Bad God's Tower

c)

Bear's Lodge

d)

Devils Tower

3.

When was Devils Tower declared a national monument?

a)

1875

b)

1906

c)

2000

d)

Never

4.

What type of rock is Devils Tower made of?

a)

Sedimentary rock

b)

Igneous rock

c)

Metamorphic rock

d)

Volcanic rock

5.

How was the land around Devils Tower formed?

a)

By volcanic activity

b)

By erosion and compaction of sediment

c)

By tectonic plate movement

d)

By deposition of volcanic ash

6.

What type of rock is the surrounding land made of?

a)

Igneous rock

b)

Metamorphic rock

c)

Sedimentary rock

d)

Volcanic rock

7.

How did the sedimentary rock around Devils Tower form?

a)

By weathering and erosion

b)

By volcanic activity

c)

By tectonic plate movement

d)

By deposition of volcanic ash

8.

What type of rock is formed when magma cools?

a)

Sedimentary rock

b)

Igneous rock

c)

Metamorphic rock

d)

Volcanic rock

9.

What is the name of the igneous rock that formed Devils Tower?

a)

Phonolite

b)

Granite

c)

Basalt

d)

Obsidian

10.

How did the columns in Devils Tower form?

a)

By weathering and erosion

b)

By volcanic activity

c)

By tectonic plate movement

d)

By deposition of volcanic ash

11.

What is happening to the columns of Devils Tower over time?

a)

They are growing taller

b)

They are shrinking

c)

They are staying the same

d)

They are being weathered and eroded

12.

What will happen to Devils Tower millions of years from now?

a)

It will grow taller

b)

It will shrink

c)

It will stay the same

d)

It will be completely weathered and eroded away

13.

What type of rock are the columns of Devils Tower?

a)

Sedimentary rock

b)

Igneous rock

c)

Metamorphic rock

d)

Volcanic rock

14.

How did the sedimentary rock around Devils Tower weather and erode away?

a)

By wind and water

b)

By volcanic activity

c)

By tectonic plate movement

d)

By deposition of volcanic ash

15.

What is the name of the hard igneous rock that forms Devils Tower?

a)

Phonolite

b)

Granite

c)

Basalt

d)

Obsidian