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