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By the upheaval of the earth and the erosion caused by the Colorado River over a period of 17 million years.

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It occurred as the result of earth upheaval and erosion by the Colorado River over a period of 17 million years.

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What help create the canyons?

The Colorado River and erosion helped to create the Grand Canyon.


How di they make the Grand Canyon?

I don't know who you think "they" are, but humans did not create the Grand Canyon.


What helped the Grand Canyon most carve it?

The grand canyon was made by the Colorado river and thousands of years


What helped make the Grand Canyon?

A river


Is any of the Grand Canyon in Colorado?

No. The Grand Canyon IS NOT in the state of Colorado. Many people get confused on that because the river that carves through the Grand Canyon is called the Colorado River. The Grand Canyon is in Arizona.


What processes probably helped form the Grand Canyon?

erosion


What effect did the Glen Canyon Dam have on Grand Canyon?

It made a big sound. It did not make a big sound the Glen Canyon Dam changed the ecosystem of the Grand Canyon. I had the same question for an assignment that I had for school. I found the answer in a book that I had. Hope it helped!


Who helped make the Grand Canyon a tourist attraction?

Theodore Roosevelt.


What body of water helped form the Grand Canyon?

The Colorado River.


How was the canyon create?

the grand canyon was made by weathering and erosion <3 :D i answered some of yalls questions now answer mine what effected the grand canyon the most weathering or erosion and how did weathering and erosion effect the grand canyon? plzz answer plzzzzzzzzzz thank u <3


How did the Colorado River create the Grand Canyon?

Erosion over thousands of years.


Which helped most to carve out the Grand Canyon?

Water, to be more specific, The Colorado River.