9W GC.Formative

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15 questions

1

The Grand Canyon is long, wide, and _ deep into the earth’s crust

155 miles; 27 miles; 1.8 miles

277 miles; 18; miles; 1 mile

382 miles; 12 miles; 2.5 miles

The Grand Canyon cannot be seen from space

True

False

All the water in all the earth’s rivers would only fill the Grand Canyon…

Halfway

A quarter of the way

up to the brink

The Native American people called the area that of the canyon Kaibab meaning

Dried river

Draining gorge

Mountain waving to the wind

Mountain lying upside down

1.8 million years ago, the area that is known as the Grand Canyon was

Covered with mountains taller than the Himalayas

Surrounded by volcanoes from the ocean and marine plants and animals.

Filled with forestry and animals that lived in the caverns of the canyon

Ancient oceans used to fill the area of the Grand Canyon, and the water used to rise and fall depositing sand, mud and seashells which was pressed together.

True

False

If water ocean water used to rise and fall in the Canyon and "drop off" sediments slowly over time adding to the land, then what do we call this process?

Deposition

Erosion

Weathering

The Colorado river was born ___ years ago by the…

10 million; the flooding of the ocean basins near Arizona

5 or 6 million; melting of glaciers

The Colorado river would push 500,000 tons of water through the canyon. This river water was mixed with sand and jagged rocks that...

cut the rock formations into the canyon like a knife through butter, and then carried away sendiments

creating larger mountains by the forcing the moutains upward

causing an updraft in the atmosphere and humdity that froze the canyon even more. 

When the Colorado river carried sand and jagged rocks and smashed it against the sides of the canyon, and then carried sediments away, this process is a combination of two things, _ (breaking of land) and __ (carrying land away)

liquidation; transportation

weathering; erosion

deposition; gravity

sedimentation; erruption

What made the canyon so wide? <There are two answers according to the video

Gravity took over

Earthquakes under the canyon

Basically, lots of deposition of a long period of time

Rain and ice chipped way at the canyon walls

The Grand Canyon is still getting deeper and wider today.

True

False

After watching the video above, a few students were asked how the Grand Canyon was formed. Which student's answer is the most correct based on evidence from the video?

Abraham - The Grand Canyon is an accumulation of different factors. First, 5-6 million years ago Glaciers beneath the canyon are what caused the steepness of the canyon. After a while, these massive glaciers melted and now the cayon became a wasteland of water. The second factor that created the Grand Canyon was massive winds 38 million years ago, which blew through the area and caused rocks to blow into each other and compress. These winds had speads of 500 miles per hour. The compressed rocks formed layers of metamorphic rock. The third and final factor that made the grand canyon was massive hail. About 1.8 million years ago, hail the size of golf balls carved throught the grand canyon by smashing into the side of it. Hail also melted creating small river banks in the canyon that moved debris and mud downstream. And that is how the grand canyon was formed.

Marisol- From the video, we see that the Grand Canyon used to be covered by an ocean that caused sand, dirt, and sea shells to be deposited at the canyon, this added to the land. Then the ocean dried up. Next, the Colorado river 5-6 million years ago caused weathering of the sides of the canyon becuase it had tons of water mixed with sand and rough rocks, it was like liquid sandpaper. The river caused erosion of the broken peices as it moved them down the canyon and. The Colorado river is what made the canyon deep. At the same time, constant rain and ice weathered the sides of the canyon into sediments and they were then carried downstream by river erosion. This is what made the Grand Canyons walls wide. And that is how the grand canyon was formed.

Cristian - According to the video, the Grand Canyon was formed by volcanoes 100.8 million years ago that erupted beneath the canyon. Volcanic eruptions caused new land to be formed on the tops of the canyon, as the magma cooled, new structures were made. The sides of the canyon were made many earthquakes time over time. Earthquakes are basically disruptions of the ground by moving plates, as the plates collided the walls of the canyon became higher and higher. We can find many things in the Grand Canyon; such as, fossils and debris and sand. These elements mixed togther and formed tremendous layers. And that is how the grand canyon was formed. 

The Grand Canyon is ______ long, ______ wide, and _____ deep into the earth’s crust

155 miles; 27 miles; 1.8 miles

277 miles; 18; miles; 1 mile

382 miles; 12 miles; 2.5 miles

The Grand Canyon cannot be seen from space

True

False

All the water in all the earth’s rivers would only fill the Grand Canyon…

Halfway

A quarter of the way

up to the brink

The Native American people called the area that of the canyon Kaibab meaning

Dried river

Draining gorge

Mountain waving to the wind

Mountain lying upside down

1.8 million years ago, the area that is known as the Grand Canyon was

Covered with mountains taller than the Himalayas

Surrounded by volcanoes from the ocean and marine plants and animals.

Filled with forestry and animals that lived in the caverns of the canyon

Ancient oceans used to fill the area of the Grand Canyon, and the water used to rise and fall depositing sand, mud and seashells which was pressed together. 

True

False

If water ocean water used to rise and fall in the Canyon and "drop off" sediments slowly over time adding to the land, then what do we call this process? 

Deposition

Erosion

Weathering

The Colorado river was born ___ years ago by the…

10 million; the flooding of the ocean basins near Arizona

5 or 6 million; melting of glaciers

The Colorado river would push 500,000 tons of water through the canyon. This river water was mixed with sand and jagged rocks that...

cut the rock formations into the canyon like a knife through butter, and then carried away sendiments

creating larger mountains by the forcing the moutains upward

causing an updraft in the atmosphere and humdity that froze the canyon even more. 

When the Colorado river carried sand and jagged rocks and smashed it against the sides of the canyon, and then carried sediments away, this process is a combination of two things, ___________ (breaking of land) and ____________ (carrying land away)

liquidation; transportation

weathering; erosion

deposition; gravity

sedimentation; erruption

What made the canyon so wide? <There are two answers according to the video

Gravity took over

Earthquakes under the canyon

Basically, lots of deposition of a long period of time

Rain and ice chipped way at the canyon walls

The Grand Canyon is still getting deeper and wider today.

True

False

After watching the video above, a few students were asked how the Grand Canyon was formed. Which student's answer is the most correct based on evidence from the video?

Abraham - The Grand Canyon is an accumulation of different factors. First, 5-6 million years ago Glaciers beneath the canyon are what caused the steepness of the canyon. After a while, these massive glaciers melted and now the cayon became a wasteland of water. The second factor that created the Grand Canyon was massive winds 38 million years ago, which blew through the area and caused rocks to blow into each other and compress. These winds had speads of 500 miles per hour. The compressed rocks formed layers of metamorphic rock. The third and final factor that made the grand canyon was massive hail. About 1.8 million years ago, hail the size of golf balls carved throught the grand canyon by smashing into the side of it. Hail also melted creating small river banks in the canyon that moved debris and mud downstream. And that is how the grand canyon was formed.

Marisol- From the video, we see that the Grand Canyon used to be covered by an ocean that caused sand, dirt, and sea shells to be deposited at the canyon, this added to the land. Then the ocean dried up. Next, the Colorado river 5-6 million years ago caused weathering of the sides of the canyon becuase it had tons of water mixed with sand and rough rocks, it was like liquid sandpaper. The river caused erosion of the broken peices as it moved them down the canyon and. The Colorado river is what made the canyon deep. At the same time, constant rain and ice weathered the sides of the canyon into sediments and they were then carried downstream by river erosion. This is what made the Grand Canyons walls wide. And that is how the grand canyon was formed.

Cristian - According to the video, the Grand Canyon was formed by volcanoes 100.8 million years ago that erupted beneath the canyon. Volcanic eruptions caused new land to be formed on the tops of the canyon, as the magma cooled, new structures were made. The sides of the canyon were made many earthquakes time over time. Earthquakes are basically disruptions of the ground by moving plates, as the plates collided the walls of the canyon became higher and higher. We can find many things in the Grand Canyon; such as, fossils and debris and sand. These elements mixed togther and formed tremendous layers. And that is how the grand canyon was formed. 