Death Valley National Park - Quiz
A) The uplift and erosion period B) The formation of the Atlantic Ocean C) The Cambrian Explosion of life D) The breakup of the supercontinent Rodinia
A) Ediacara fauna B) Cambrian Explosion C) Noonday Dolomite D) Ibex Formation
A) Development of a subduction zone B) Creation of thrust faults C) Formation of a carbonate platform D) Subsidence of the region
A) Sierran Arc B) Grapevine Range C) Three formations containing the first known fossils of complex life D) No Jurassic- to Eocene-aged sedimentary formations
A) Sierran Arc B) Jurassic-age volcanic rocks C) Ediacara fauna and trilobites D) Cambrian Explosion
A) An algal mat-covered bank B) An angular unconformity C) A subduction zone D) A carbonate platform
A) No Jurassic- to Eocene-aged sedimentary formations B) A carbonate platform C) Ediacara fauna D) Erupting volcanoes and uplifting mountains
A) A long period of uplift and erosion B) Deposition by an algal mat-covered carbonate bank C) Formation of the Noonday Dolomite D) Development of the Cambrian Explosion
A) A large gap in the geologic record B) A carbonate platform C) An underwater precipice D) A type of contact between crustal plates
A) They formed the Noonday Dolomite B) They developed into trilobites C) They created a subduction zone D) They were carried both east and west by wind and water
A) Eight formations and one group underlaying much of the Cottonwood, Funeral, Grapevine, and Panamint ranges B) Sierran Arc C) Ediacara fauna D) No Jurassic- to Eocene-aged sedimentary formations
A) Two B) At least four C) Three D) Five
A) Granite B) Arkose conglomerate C) Basalt D) Limestone
A) Cambrian B) Jurassic C) Cretaceous D) Proterozoic
A) Algal mats B) Fossilized plants C) Trilobite imprints D) Dinosaur bones
A) 200 million years B) 300 million years C) 600 million years D) Nearly 500 million years
A) Sandstone B) Possible glacial till C) Shale D) Volcanic ash
A) Carbonate banks B) Basaltic lava C) Sandstone D) Granite
A) Four B) Two C) Several intervals D) One
A) Dacitic B) Andesitic C) Rhyolitic D) Basaltic
A) The Mesquite Flat People B) The Nevares Spring People C) The Timbisha D) The Saratoga Spring People
A) Greenland B) Harmony C) Stovepipe Wells D) Borax
A) 45 days B) 15 days C) About 30 days D) 60 days
A) Leadfield Mine B) Rhyolite Mine C) Keane Wonder Mine D) Harrisburg Mine
A) A member of the Harmony Borax Works B) A woman from the Bennett-Arcane Party C) An unnamed Timbisha woman D) Rosie Winters
A) 1881 B) 1914 C) 1903 D) 1849
A) Francis Marion Smith's Pacific Coast Borax Company B) Harmony Borax Works C) Coleman's borax holdings D) Eagle Borax Works
A) The Panamint Valley Formation B) The Mesquite Flat Formation C) The Furnace Creek Formation D) The Nevares Spring Formation
A) Pacific Coast Borax Company B) Eagle Borax Works C) Coleman's borax holdings D) Harmony Borax Works
A) Ten miles per hour B) Five miles per hour C) One mile per hour D) Two miles per hour
A) The Timbisha B) The Panamint C) The Saratoga Spring People D) The Mesquite Flat People
A) Significant ore extraction failures B) Toxic gas emissions C) Presence of dangerous wildlife D) Structural collapses
A) Mule Team Line B) Borax Express C) Harmony Rail D) Death Valley Railroad
A) Hot desert climate (BWh) B) Tundra climate C) Humid subtropical climate D) Mediterranean climate
A) 7b B) 5a C) 10a D) 9b
A) September 12, 1947 B) August 5, 1934 C) July 10, 1913 D) June 15, 1921
A) 136 °F (57.8 °C) B) 134 °F (56.7 °C) C) 140 °F (60 °C) D) 130 °F (54.4 °C)
A) None, all are significant barriers B) Panamint Range C) Sierra Nevada D) Argus Range
A) Monsoon effect B) El Niño effect C) La Niña effect D) Rainshadow effect
A) Limestone B) Granite C) Travertine sand D) Quartz sand
A) Summer B) Winter C) Fall D) Spring
A) Intense storms B) Snowstorms C) Light drizzles D) Hailstorms
A) Zabriskie Point B) Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes C) Badwater Basin D) Artist's Palette
A) 75% B) More than 93% C) 85% D) 50%
A) Fern B) Maple C) Creosote bush D) Pine tree
A) 1984 B) 1990 C) 1975 D) 2000
A) Sioux B) Navajo C) Apache D) Timbisha
A) 1933 B) 1925 C) 1945 D) 1950
A) Volcano B) Plateau C) Canyon D) Graben
A) Convergent plate boundaries B) Parallel strike-slip faults C) Subduction zones D) Divergent plate boundaries
A) Furnace Creek B) Stovepipe Wells C) Zabriskie Point D) Scotty's Castle
A) 1919 B) 1935 C) 1940 D) 1927
A) Private getaways B) Research stations C) Military bases D) Mining operations
A) Art Deco B) Modernist C) Victorian D) Spanish Revival
A) Walter Scott B) Albert Mussey Johnson C) Pacific Coast Borax D) John Muir
A) He replied that he was Mr. Scott's banker. B) He denied any connection C) He said it was a family heirloom D) He claimed ownership of the property
A) Devils Hole pupfish B) Death Valley beetle C) Pahrump snake D) Tatooine lizard
A) 1977 B) March 12, 2019 C) October 31, 1994 D) February 11, 1933
A) Ridley Scott B) James Cameron C) George Lucas D) Steven Spielberg
A) 35,292 acres B) 1.3 million acres C) 8,100 km2 D) Almost two million acres
A) Left-lateral movement B) Subduction C) Vertical uplift D) Right-lateral movement
A) Deep ocean trenches B) Large bodies of water C) Active glaciers D) Only faint shorelines
A) Small mammals. B) Bighorn sheep and coyotes. C) Large mammals such as bighorn sheep and mule deer. D) Cougars and bobcats.
A) Joshua tree. B) Mesquite. C) Rock lady (Holmgrenanthe). D) Creosote bush.
A) Panamint Springs Resort. B) Oasis at Death Valley. C) Scotty's Castle. D) Stovepipe Wells Resort.
A) Kit foxes. B) Coyotes. C) Bobcats. D) Burros.
A) Stovepipe Wells. B) Furnace Creek Visitor Center. C) Ubehebe Crater. D) Scotty's Castle.
A) Desert woodland. B) Coniferous forest. C) Rainforest. D) Scrub. |
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