Rocks of Southern Alps NZ

The Southern Alps stretch for more than......

• 1000 kilometres

• 500 kilometres

• 400 kilometres

• 300 kilometres

The Southern Alps Stretch from Mt Aspiring in the North.

• True

• False

The main pass through the Southern Alps is called

• Weka Pass

• George's Pass

• Arthur's Pass

• Kea Pass

What sort of rock can you see as you drive towards the mountains across the Canterbury Plains?

• greywacke

• schist

• torlesse

• metamorphic

When did the Southern Alps begin to form?

• 1 million years ago

• 3 million years ago

• 30 million years ago

• 300 million years ago

The majority of the Southern Alps made of

• schist

• greywacke

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

The sedimentary rock in the Southern Alps consists of layers of

• mudstone and sandstone

• mudstone and granite

• sandstone and basalt

• basalt and granite

When the greywacke was first deposited it was in a _____________direction

• horizontal

• vertical

It is now in this direction because of

• movement

• millions of years passing

• thunderstorms

• earthquakes

What is this kind of rock known as?

• Arthur's Schist

• Haast Schist

• Haast Metamorphic

• Arthur's Metamorphic