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Lewis and Clark
Lewis and Clark
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Science
8th Grade
03/15/2014

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Term

Lewis and Clark discovered all of the following except the _____.

A.) Alkali cordgrass

B.) California false hellebore

C.) Cat's ears

D.) Adonidia

Definition
D.) Adonidia
Term

Lewis discovered which of the following?

A.) Buckbrush

B.) Oak Tree

C.) Lilac Bush

D.) Norwegian Moss

Definition
A.) Buckbrush
Term

Lewis and Clark discovered which of the following?

A.) Bear grass

B.) Crab grass

C.) Antelope

D.) White pine tres

Definition
A.) Bear grass
Term

Lewis and Clark discovered which of the following?

A.) Blue catfish

B.) Cutthroat trout

C.) Goldeye

D.) Black bear

Definition
D.) Black bear
Term

Lewis and Clark discovered which of the following?

A.)Jaguar

B.) Oregon bobcat

C.) Lutrine opossum

D.) Silky anteater

Definition
B.) Oregon bobcat
Term

Lewis and Clark discovered which of the following?

A.) White sturgeon

B.) Panamanian night monkey

C.) Pygmy marmoset

D.) Patagonian mara

Definition
A.) White sturgeon
Term

Of the animals listed below, which was not a new species to Lewis and Clark?

A.) Grizzly bears

B.) gophers

C.) antelopes

D.) White tail deer


Definition
D.) White tail deer
Term

Lewis and Clark discovered that many Indiana tribes consumed meals that the colonists did not. What meat did the Sioux consume quite often?

A.) Skunk

B.) Rabbit

C.) Dog

D.) Cat

Definition
C.) Dog
Term

This animal was new to Lewis and Clark, and they found it so interesting that they captured one and had it sent to President Jefferson.

A.) Coyote

B.) Bison

C.) Praire dog

D.) Antelope

Definition
C.) Praire dog
Term

Which of these animals was not a new species to the expedition?

A.) North American robin

B.) Swift fox

C.) Mule deer

D.) Grizzly bear

Definition
A.) North American robin
Term

Lewis and Clark hunted and ate elk, deer, bison, beaver, otter, _____, and many others while on their expedition.

A.) Antelope

B.) Squirrel

C.) Mountian Lion

D.) Snake

Definition
A.) Antelope
Term

Of the following vegetables, which did Lewis and Clark consume, while on their expedition?

A.) Corn

B.) Pumpkin

C.) Eggplant

D.) Radishes

Definition
A.) Corn
Term

Some animals that Lewis and Clark discovered displayed strange behaviors compaired to their eastern counterparts. One animal, normally found scurrying up and dow trees was seen swimming down the river. The animal was the ______.

A.) Squirrel

B.) Opossum

C.) Wild cat

D.) Raccoon

Definition
A.) Squirrel
Term

Originally termed the "prairie wolf" this animal was identified by Lewis and Clark in South Dakota in 1804. Since its identification, this animal has expanded its domain to most of North America. This animal is _____.

A.) Gray wolf

B.) Lynx

C.) Coyote

D.) Gray fox


Definition
C.) Coyote
Term

The main river traveled by Lewis and Clark was the ______.

A.) Misissippi River

B.) Missouri River

C.) Ohio River

D.) Snake River

Definition
B.) Missouri River
Term

The Lewis and Clark expedition began at _____ and ended upon their arrival at _______.

A.) St. Louis; St. Louis

B.) Camp Wood; St. Louis

C.) Camp Shirley; St. Louis

D.) St. Louis; Camp Wood

Definition
Term

On the return trip Clark took this river, but Lewis did not.

A.) Mississippi River

B.) Illinois River

C.) Yellowstone River

D.) Columbia River


Definition
C.) Yellowstone River
Term

Geologist refer to river deposits as ______.

A.) Alluvium

B.) Sediment

C.) Soot

D.) River Soil

Definition
A.) Alluvium
Term

The journals of Lewis and Clark depict the topography of the land surrounding the Missouri River as ______.

A.) Rocky

B.) Hilly

C.) Forested

D.) A Plain

Definition
D.) A Plain
Term

The Missouri River runs  ________.

A.) Southwest

B.) Northwest

C.) Southeast

D.) Northeast

Definition
C.) Southeast
Term

For majority of the expidition, Lewis and Clark were traveling agianst the flow of the Missouri River. They described the water as ______ and _____.

A.) Muddy; Rapid

B.) Muddy; Slow 

C.) Clear; Slow   

D.) Clear; Rapid 

Definition
A.) Muddy; Rapid
Term

The two most traveled topographic regions by Lewis and Clark were plains and ________.

A.) Oceans

B.) Deserts

C.) Mountains

D.) Forests

Definition
D.) Forests
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