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What is geyser.
This a hot spring that releases steam and water.
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What is copper.
I am the most useful mineral found in the Rocky Mountains.
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What is timberline.
This identifies the point at which trees can't grow.
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What is Yellowstone National Park.
I am the oldest national park.
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What is smelting.
This occurs when rocks are melted into a liquid.
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What is more precipitation.
There is more of me at the top of a mountain than at the bottom.
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What is slag.
This is the waste material created when rocks are melted.
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What is river minerals remain there.
I am why the Great Salt Lake has salt water.
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What is the Continental Divide.
This separates the rivers that flow east with the rivers that flow west.
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What is to survive cold and windy conditions.
I am why Krummholz trees are bent and crooked.
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