COLORADO STUDIES WEEKLY - WEEK 1, 1st QUARTER

Because Colorado gained statehood in the same year that the United States celebrated its 100-year anniversary, it is called the "Centennial State."

• True

• False

When the tectonic plates shift under our continents, our land smoothes out and creates large, flat areas of prairie land.

• True

• False

Of all nature’s forces that have shaped our state, which one is the most effective over a long period?

• wind

• water

• the sun

• freezing temperatures

While looking at the beautiful mountain peaks of our state, this great American song was written by Katherine Lee Bates:

• America the Beautiful

• Star Spangled Banner

• It’s a Grand Ole’ Flag

• This Land is Your Land

The name of our state comes from the Spanish word meaning __________.

• a bright color

• the shining mountain

• colored red

• none of the above

6. Bulges of underground liquid rise to the surface and create mountains. One example of a Colorado mountain that was formed this way is ________________________. (Word Bank: aquamarine, Long’s Peak, glaciers, gold, Zebulon’s Peak, ruby, Pike’s Peak, tarn)

• Long’s Peak

• Zebulon’s Peak

• Pike’s Peak

• tarn

Our state’s official gemstone, which was discovered in 1881 by Nelson Wanamaker high in the Rockies, is the ________________________. (Word Bank: aquamarine, Long’s Peak, glaciers, gold, Zebulon’s Peak, ruby, Pike’s Peak, tarn)

• aquamarine

• ruby

• gold

• tarn

Much of Colorado’s landscape, such as our U-shaped canyons and mountain lakes, were created by ________________________. (Word Bank: aquamarine, Long’s Peak, glaciers, gold, Zebulon’s Peak, ruby, Pike’s Peak, tarn)

• aquamarine

• Long’s Peak

• glaciers

• gold

What evidence do we have that water flooded over our state millions of years ago?

• Fossilized marine life

• Desert sand dunes

• Volcanic rocks

• Mountain ranges

10. How do we know that the stegosaurus roamed Colorado?

• Fossil evidence

• Historical records

• Ancient drawings

• Mythical stories