Great Basin National Park - Quiz
A) Jurassic B) Cretaceous C) Triassic D) Cambrian
A) Pangaea B) Gondwana C) Laurentia D) Laurasia
A) Sedimentation B) Volcanism C) Erosion D) Orogenies
A) Granite and basalt B) Slate and schist C) Limestone and dolomite D) Mafic and rhyolitic
A) Glaciation B) Erosion C) Sedimentation D) Extensive volcanism
A) Limestone formations B) Sandstone layers C) Shale deposits D) Conglomerates, ash flows, and tuffs
A) Only continuous B) Both continuous and intermittent C) Only intermittent D) None
A) Pleistocene B) Triassic C) Jurassic D) Cretaceous
A) V-shaped B) Oval C) U-shaped D) Linear
A) Around 550 million years ago during the Cambrian B) During the Holocene epoch C) In the Pleistocene epoch D) During the Jurassic period
A) Dolomite and quartz B) Shale and sandstone C) Granite and basalt D) Marble and limestone
A) Volcanic activity B) Sediment deposition C) Glacial movement D) Increased flow of water eroding through fracturing bedrock
A) River channels B) Lava tubes C) Sand dunes D) Glow rooms and cavities
A) Seventy-two B) Forty-nine C) Sixty-one D) Fifty-eight
A) Bighorn sheep B) Elk C) Ground squirrels D) Cougars
A) Valley areas B) High-altitude meadows C) Mountain slopes D) Low-elevation sagebrush desert
A) Rainbow trout B) Brook trout C) Bonneville cutthroat trout D) Brown trout
A) Stocking stopped with the park's incorporation B) Their population declined naturally C) They were introduced more widely D) They became dominant over native species
A) Two hundred thirty-eight B) One hundred ninety-five C) Three hundred ten D) Two hundred fifty-six
A) Canada geese B) Bald eagles C) Swallows D) Penguins
A) Eastern newt B) American bullfrog C) Western spadefoot toad D) Red-spotted toad
A) Garter snake B) Rattlesnake C) Lizard D) Desert tortoise
A) Chickadees B) Wrens C) Woodpeckers D) Golden eagles
A) Rainbow trout B) Bonneville cutthroat trout C) Lahontan cutthroat trout D) Brook trout
A) Elk B) Bighorn sheep C) Mule deer D) Pronghorns
A) Hawks B) Penguins C) Flamingos D) Parrots
A) Green treefrog B) Leopard frog C) American toad D) Cave salamander
A) Nye County B) White Pine County C) Elko County D) Clark County
A) 1975 B) 1986 C) 1999 D) 1922
A) Arizona B) Nevada C) Utah D) California
A) Wheeler Peak Glacier B) Lehman Caves C) The Great Basin D) Bristlecone Pines
A) 500 miles (805 km) B) 400 miles (644 km) C) 150 miles (240 km) D) 290 miles (470 km)
A) Mount Charleston B) Ruby Mountain C) Boundary Peak D) Wheeler Peak
A) Warren G. Harding B) Franklin D. Roosevelt C) Theodore Roosevelt D) Harry S. Truman
A) Hermes B) Prometheus C) Atlas D) Zeus
A) Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest B) Highland Ridge Wilderness C) Spring Mountains Wilderness D) Ruby Mountains Wilderness
A) 100,000 acres B) 77,180 acres (121 sq mi; 312 km2) C) 50,000 acres D) 150,000 acres
A) 10,000 feet (3,048 meters) B) 13,063 feet (3,982 meters) C) 15,000 feet (4,572 meters) D) 20,000 feet (6,096 meters)
A) Joshua tree B) Mt. Wheeler sandwort C) California poppy D) Saguaro cactus
A) 400 square miles B) 227.8 square miles (590.0 km2) C) 150 square miles D) 300 square miles
A) Interstate 15 B) Nevada State Route 50 C) U.S. Route 6 D) Nevada State Route 488
A) Las Vegas B) Baker C) Reno D) Carson City
A) The fastest-growing trees B) The oldest known living non-clonal organisms C) The tallest trees in North America D) The most common tree species in Nevada
A) Wheeler Peak Glacier B) Stella and Teresa Lakes C) Rhodes Cabin D) Lehman Caves
A) 1885 B) 2014 C) 1922 D) 1986
A) Mites B) Chipmunks C) Spiders D) Bacteria
A) Blood-feeding bats B) Fish-eating bats C) Insectivorous bats D) Fruit-eating bats
A) A fossilized dinosaur bone B) A meteorite fragment C) An ancient artifact from indigenous peoples D) The Forgotten Winchester
A) Mediterranean B) Warm-summer humid continental (Dfb) C) Desert D) Tropical rainforest
A) Regular monsoons B) Winter snow or summer thunderstorms C) Constant rain throughout the year D) Frequent hurricanes
A) Lehman Caves visitor center B) Great Basin visitor center C) Rhodes Cabin visitor center D) Wheeler Peak visitor center
A) 8d B) 7c C) 5a D) 6b |
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