Rock Formations Trivia

1. Another style of rock formation is a tea table, where an area of rock is less eroded on top than it is on the bottom, creating a small tower with a wide top and narrow base. Which US National Forest is most famous for these?

From Quiz Horton Hears a Hoodoo

Answer: Shawnee

Shawnee National Forest also contains Hicks Dome, which is argued to either be a volcanic hot spot or a meteorite impact zone. It also is the home of Little Grand Canyon, a 200 foot deep chasm with the Big Muddy River at the bottom. Shawnee was originally under a large glacier, and the meltwater during the glacial retreat carved this canyon.

From Quiz Crocodile Rock

Answer: Wave Rock

Wave Rock, which is about 110 m (350 ft) long and 14 m (45 ft) high, resembles a wave that is in the process of breaking in the surf. The shape was created by the erosion of softer rock originally under the harder rock that remains. Rainwater dissolves chemicals (especially carbonates and iron hydroxide) from the top of the rock, some of which are then deposited on the curved surface during runoff, producing vertical stripes of grey, yellow and red. As the angle of the sun changes during the day, the colors seem to change, and the wave appears to be dynamic. There are other smaller wave rocks in the region, as well as some popular ones called "Hippo's Yawn" and "The Humps".

From Quiz Horton Hears a Hoodoo

Answer: Tor

These are primarily made from granite or similar metamorphic rocks, but also could be made of quartzite or volcanic rocks. How they are formed though, is not quite understood yet, but there is a theory that material surrounding the harder mineral is worn away by natural means, allowing the tor to rise out of the surrounding rock.

From Quiz Crocodile Rock

Answer: A child on her back

This granite rock is on top of a hill near Sha Tin, which is in Kowloon, Hong Kong. According to legend, it is at the spot where a fisherman's wife waited daily with her son for the return of her husband, who had drowned at sea. The goddess of the sea rewarded her fidelity by turning her into a rock so that her spirit could be reunited with that of her husband.

From Quiz Horton Hears a Hoodoo

Answer: Tis-sa-ack

Other famous formations in Yosemite include El Capitan, the largest granite monolith in the world, and Glacier Point, which is covered in snow for most of the year.

From Quiz Crocodile Rock

Answer: Rock of Gibraltar

The Rock of Gibraltar is also sometimes referred to as being one of the Pillars of Hercules, along with Mons Abyla (Latin) or Jebel Musa (Arabic) on the African side of the Strait of Gibraltar. It is 426 m (1400 ft) high at its highest point, and is connected to the Spanish mainland by a narrow spit with a maximum height of three metres (10 ft). Most of the upper area of the Rock is a nature reserve, where the famous Barbary Macaques can be found. Along with the extensive network of tunnels in the Rock itself, these form a major tourist attraction.

From Quiz Horton Hears a Hoodoo

Answer: Buttes have very steep, often vertical sides and are smaller than mesas

Buttes are often vertical, craggy towers jutting out of the ground. Their name comes from French meaning "small hill". Geographers tend to say that a butte is classified as such if its top is narrower than its height, whereas a mesa has a wider top.

From Quiz Horton Hears a Hoodoo

Answer: Tuya

This occurrence is quite rare. The name is derived from the surrounding Tuya ranges in British Columbia where Bill Matthews studied the first one. The word is believed to be from the local native language of Tahltan.

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