The West Chapter 12

Pikes Peak is located in -

• Califormia

• Colorado

• Utah

• Wyoming

The Rocky Mountains states include -

• Montana, Utah, Wyoming, and California

• Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana

• Colorado, Nevada, Utah, and Oregon

• Montana, Utah, Nevada, Idaho, and Wyoming

The timberline is a line that -

• shows where all the trees grow

• marks all the reforested areas

• shows an elevation where most trees will not grow

• marks the snow peaks of the mountain tops

What is the largest mountain system of North America?

• The Alps

• The Sierra Nevada

• The Appalachians

• The Rocky Mountains

What year was Yellowstone National Park established?

• 1872

• 1827

• 1972

• 2012

Yellowstone runs across the states of -

• Wyoming, Nevada and Montana

• Oregon, Idaho, and Montana

• Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana

• Montana, Colorado and Wyoming

A geyser is a type of hot spring that -

• erupts hot water into the air from the heated surface of the sun

• erupts hot water into the air from forces of a pump

• erupts water into a spring from a running waterfall

• erupts hot water into the air from water heated by forces beneath Earth's surface

Why does Yellowstone have some many geysers and hot springs?

• part of the park is located on top of a volcano

• part of the park is located over a "hot spot"

• port of the park is located directly on top of magma

• the park is located where the lava of the volcanos fall

How are geysers and volcanoes similar?

• they both are mountains

• They both erupt lava

• the both erupt hot material

• the both are formed in water

What state in the West can you find a tundra?

• Hawaii

• Oregon

• Idaho

• Alaska