Ch 2-Shaping the Land and Ancient Seas & Sandstorms
Across
4. Sediment is loose sand, rocks, and _______
5. What covers most of Utah?
6. What is the earliest known era?
7. Dead plants and animals between rocks
9. These are formed by sediment forced together by heat and pressure
10. Main event of the Cenozoic era
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1. Utah's oldest fossils
2. Rocky Mountains and ______ happened during the Mesozoic era
3. Scientists who learn about the history of the earth
5. Most of Utah's 5 National Parks are made from _________
8. What type of life does Paleozoic era mean?
Directions: Read the assigned section first. Then use your new understanding to
complete the crossword puzzle.
Chapter 2 - Dinosaurs
Across
2. This dinosaur was
discovered in 1992
4. The number of inches
of a Utahraptor's claw
Down
1. The two groups of
dinosaurs are herbivores
and _____________
3. Where have some of the
world's largest been found?
5. Dinosaur _________ Monument
is where you can see digs today
Chapter 2 – Natural Forces Shape Utah’s Mountains & Plateaus
Utah’s Rock and Mineral Resources
1. How are fossil fuels formed? _________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
2. What did the glaciers leave behind when they melted? ______________________
3. Utah has enough ___________ to satisfy the world’s needs for a thousand years.
Chapter 2 – The Ice Age
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Chap 2 – Natural Forces Are Still Shaping the Land
#1 - #4 Erosional Forces
#5 - #8 Evidence that Utah’s landscaping is still changing
#9 Most of Utah’s 700+ earthquakes are too _______ to feel
When #1 - #9 are completed, fill in the word below using the correct numbers to find the theme of the
chapter