Lake Erie

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Lake Erie Scavenger Hunt

Use the sites listed below to answer the scavenger hunt questions.

• Geology of Lake Erie http://www.avonhistory.org/hist/lakes1.htm

• Lake Erie http://www.pbs4549.org/SECRETS/DLSERIE.HTM

• Natural Process in the Great Lakes Geology http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/atlas/glat-ch2.html

• River Valleys -->http://earthsys.ag.ohio-state.edu/project/GLland/river_valley/river_valley -->

1. How did Lake Erie get its name?
   

2. Lake Erie is ________miles long and ____________miles wide.
   

3. How many glaciers were responsible for the development of Lake Erie?
   

4. The theory that scientists believe caused the formation of Lake Erie is the _____________________________________________________theory.
   

5. The shallowest lake of the Great Lakes is _________________________.
   

6. Lake Erie drains into _________________________________________.
   

7. The Great Lakes hold __________% of all of the fresh water on the surface
   of the Earth.
   

8. The Canadian Shield is made up of ___________________________rock.
   

9. What evidence of glaciation and geologic processes can be found on the beaches
   of Lake Erie?

10. When did Lake Erie form?