Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve - Quiz
A) The mountain watershed B) The sand sheet C) The sabkha D) The dune field
A) 5% moisture content B) No moisture content C) 10% moisture content D) 7% moisture content
A) Transverse dunes B) Reversing dunes C) Star dunes D) Parabolic dunes
A) The dune field B) The sabkha C) The sand sheet D) The mountain watershed
A) Nabkha Dunes B) Reversing dunes C) Transverse dunes D) Star dunes
A) Water rises to form new dunes B) Minerals cement sand grains into a hard, white crust C) The sabkha becomes deeper with more plants and animals D) Sand is blown away by wind
A) Maple tree B) Birch tree C) Eucalyptus D) Ponderosa pine
A) Blue grama grass B) Inland saltgrass C) Buffalo grass D) Ryegrass
A) Alpine phlox B) Rocky Mountain iris C) Dwarf clover D) Paintbrush flowers
A) Small parabolic dunes B) Transverse dunes C) Reversing dunes D) Star dunes
A) They only provide water for vegetation. B) They prevent sand from moving. C) They carry sand back toward the valley and then to the dune field. D) They create new mountain ranges.
A) The sand sheet B) The sabkha C) The dune field D) The mountain watershed
A) Aspen B) Eucalyptus C) Ponderosa pine D) Douglas fir
A) Alpine tundra and warm water wetlands B) Urban areas C) Tropical beaches and swamps D) Deserts and rainforests
A) Star dunes B) Transverse dunes C) Parabolic dunes D) Reversing dunes
A) Paintbrush flowers B) Dwarf clover C) Rocky Mountain iris D) Alpine phlox
A) Cold semi-arid (BSk) B) Mediterranean (Csa) C) Tropical rainforest (Af) D) Warm-summer humid continental (Dfb)
A) Above 90 °F (32 °C) B) Below 60 °F (16 °C) C) Slightly above 80 °F (27 °C) D) Around 70 °F (21 °C)
A) About 25–30 °F (14–17 °C) B) 40–45 °F (22–25 °C) C) 5–10 °F (3–6 °C) D) 10–15 °F (6–8 °C)
A) 11.13 inches (283 mm) B) 8 inches (203 mm) C) 20 inches (508 mm) D) 15 inches (381 mm)
A) March B) April C) December D) January
A) Late spring B) Early winter C) Mid-summer D) Fall
A) 100 °F (38 °C) B) 150 °F (66 °C) C) 90 °F (32 °C) D) 120 °F (49 °C)
A) Fog B) Tornadoes C) Snowstorms D) Afternoon thundershowers
A) Winter B) Spring C) Summer D) Fall
A) Above 50 °F (10 °C) B) Around 40 °F (4 °C) C) Below 32 °F (0 °C) D) Just above freezing
A) 107,342 acres (434.4 km2) B) 35,528 acres (143.8 km2) C) 65,1 sq mi D) 149,028 acres (603.1 km2)
A) Sand sheet B) Mountain watershed C) Volcanic plateau D) Dune field
A) Apache B) Southern Ute Tribe C) Navajo D) Zuni
A) Diego de Vargas B) Juan Bautista de Anza C) John C. Frémont D) Zebulon Pike
A) No, it is prohibited at all times B) Yes, during specific seasons C) Only in designated areas D) Yes, with a special permit
A) Twelve times B) Nine times C) Five times D) Seven times
A) 400,000 visitors B) 527,546 visitors C) 600,000 visitors D) 300,000 visitors
A) Jicarilla Apaches B) Tewa/Tiwa-speaking pueblos C) Ute D) Navajo
A) Sisnaajini B) Sei-anyedi C) Saa waap maa nache D) Sip'ophe (Sandy Place Lake)
A) 1694 B) 1807 C) 1776 D) 1848
A) Deer B) Elk C) Antelope D) Bison
A) 1853 B) 1776 C) 1807 D) 1848
A) The sea in a storm B) A mountain range C) A desert oasis D) A forest
A) Spring B) Summer C) Fall D) Winter
A) 1807 B) 1853 C) 1776 D) 1848
A) 1932 B) 1852 C) 1875 D) 1911
A) The Volcanic Mining Company B) The Herard family C) The Trujillo family D) The Wellington family
A) A gold mill B) An irrigation ditch C) A concrete manufacturing plant D) A trout hatchery
A) The Nature Conservancy B) The P.E.O. Sisterhood C) The Herard family D) The Volcanic Mining Company
A) President Herbert Hoover B) President George Washington C) President Franklin D. Roosevelt D) President Theodore Roosevelt
A) 1932 B) 1999 C) 2004 D) 1911
A) Rocky Mountains B) San Juan Mountains C) Cascade Range D) Sierra Nevada
A) Radiometric dating B) Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) C) Potassium-argon dating D) Carbon dating
A) Constant unidirectional winds B) Erosion from mountain streams C) Opposing wind directions during storms D) Volcanic activity
A) Magnetite B) Calcite C) Feldspar D) Quartz
A) Opposing wind directions balance each other out over time B) Constant rainfall C) Lack of vegetation D) Human intervention
A) 37.75° north B) 35.00° north C) 40.00° north D) 30.50° north
A) Rio Grande National Forest B) San Juan Mountains C) San Luis Lakes State Wildlife Area D) Baca National Wildlife Refuge
A) Alamosa B) Crestone C) Mosca D) Blanca
A) Rio Grande Road B) Colorado State Highway 17 C) U.S. Route 285 D) U.S. Route 160
A) 90% B) 80% C) 50% D) 70%
A) Sangre de Cristo Range B) Rio Grande National Forest C) Baca National Wildlife Refuge D) San Luis Lakes State Wildlife Area
A) A few hours by car B) An hour by car C) Half a day by train D) Two days by bus
A) Mosca B) Gardner C) Crestone D) Hooper
A) porcupine B) pika C) kangaroo rat D) bison
A) About 1500 B) Approximately 2500 C) More than 2000 D) Less than 1000
A) American avocet B) great blue heron C) white-tailed ptarmigan D) sandhill crane
A) garter snake B) fence lizard C) short-horned lizard D) bullsnake
A) tiger salamander B) chorus frog C) spadefoot toad D) Great Plains toad
A) western tanager B) hummingbird C) red-breasted nuthatch D) sandhill crane
A) bullsnake B) fence lizard C) garter snake D) Werner's ant-like flower beetle
A) tiger salamander B) northern leopard frog C) Woodhouse's toad D) spadefoot toad
A) bald eagle B) golden eagle C) sandhill crane D) peregrine falcon
A) Cottonwood B) Ponderosa pine C) Krummholz D) Aspen
A) Bighorn sheep B) Pronghorn C) Cougars D) Elk
A) American avocet B) Eagle C) Peregrine falcon D) Hawk
A) Elk B) Elephant C) Horse D) Kangaroo
A) Dune fields B) Riparian zones along creeks C) Montane woodlands D) Subalpine forests
A) Squirrels B) Burrowing owls C) Prairie dogs D) Groundhogs
A) Standard bicycles B) Motorcycles C) Street-licensed 4WD motor vehicles D) Fat tire bikes
A) Mosca Pass Trail B) A trail off Medano Pass Road C) Medano Ramp Trail D) Sand Creek Trail
A) 10 miles B) 30 miles C) 22 miles (35 kilometers) D) 15 miles
A) The Nature Conservancy B) Great Sand Dunes Adventure Company C) National Park Service D) Zapata Partners
A) No hunting B) Sport hunting C) Hunting with dogs only D) Commercial hunting
A) 1999 B) 1976 C) 2000 D) 1932
A) Wilderness area (Ib) B) Natural monument (III) C) National park (II) D) Protected landscape (V)
A) Department of the Interior B) U.S. Forest Service C) The Nature Conservancy D) National Park Service
A) $15 million B) $50 million C) $20 million D) $31.28 million
A) Biosphere Reserve B) International Dark Sky Park C) World Heritage Site D) National Historic Landmark
A) Pikes Peak B) Kit Carson Peak C) Mount Elbert D) Longs Peak |
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