A) Late Triassic Epoch B) Early Jurassic Epoch C) Paleogene Period D) Cretaceous Period
A) Cold and glacial B) Humid and sub-tropical C) Temperate and forested D) Arid and desert-like
A) Pangaea B) Gondwana C) Rodinia D) Laurasia
A) Kaibab Limestone B) Bidahochi Formation C) Chinle Formation D) Coconino Sandstone
A) 1000 feet (300 m) B) 800 feet (240 m) C) 600 feet (180 m) D) 500 feet (150 m)
A) Montmorillonite B) Bentonite C) Kaolinite D) Illite
A) Earthquakes B) Surface movement and cracking C) Landslides D) Volcanic eruptions
A) 60 million years ago B) 80 million years ago C) 30 million years ago D) 100 million years ago
A) A sedimentary basin B) A layer of volcanic ash C) A break in the rock record D) A fossil bed
A) Hermit Shale B) Bidahochi Formation C) Supai Group D) Redwall Limestone
A) Marine sediments B) Glacial till C) Fluvial and lacustrine deposits D) Volcanic ash and lava
A) From the Painted Desert Visitor Center B) From the Pintado Point lookout C) From the Crystal Forest Trailhead D) From the Newspaper Rock
A) 200,000 years to 50,000 years B) 750,000 years to 20,000 years C) 1 million years to 100,000 years D) 500,000 years to 10,000 years
A) Grasses and other vegetation B) Human activity C) Animal burrows D) Rock formations
A) 15 miles (24 km) B) 30 miles (50 km) C) 40 miles (64 km) D) 20 miles (32 km)
A) 5 miles (8 km) B) 10 miles (16 km) C) 15 miles (24 km) D) 12 miles (20 km)
A) About 1 mile (1.6 km) B) 3 miles (4.8 km) C) 2 miles (3.2 km) D) 5 miles (8 km)
A) Interstate 17 B) Arizona State Route 260 C) U.S. Route 89 D) I-40, the former U.S. Route 66
A) Winslow B) Jerome C) Holbrook D) Adamana
A) Cottonwood B) Flagstaff C) Holbrook D) Sedona
A) Arizona State Route 89A B) Historic Highway 66 C) Park Road D) U.S. Route 180
A) Eroded badlands B) Mountainous regions C) Gentle hills D) Major petrified wood deposits
A) The Colorado River B) The Gila River C) The Little Colorado River D) The Puerco River
A) 300 square miles (780 km2) B) 150 square miles (390 km2) C) 100 square miles (260 km2) D) 230 square miles (600 km2)
A) The Navajo Nation B) The Zuni Nation C) The Hopi Nation D) The Apache Nation
A) Utah B) New Mexico C) Arizona D) Colorado
A) 1924 B) 1962 C) 1980 D) 1906
A) Large mammal fossils B) Colorful sediments containing fossil logs C) Geologically recent rock layers D) Modern plant species
A) Phytosaurs B) Mammals C) Dinosaurs D) Birds
A) Above-ground, masonry dwellings called pueblos B) Tents C) Subterranean pit houses D) Caves
A) Natural erosion B) Theft C) Fossil excavation by scientists D) Tourism development
A) Cast fossils are used to examine cellular make-up. B) Compression fossils allow for the study of cellular structures. C) Permineralized fossils retain much of their original organic structure. D) Mold fossils preserve detailed cellular structures.
A) Metasequoia glyptostroboides B) Woodworthia arizonica C) Sequoia sempervirens D) Araucarioxylon arizonicum
A) At least nine species B) Twenty species C) Twelve species D) Five species
A) Cycads B) Mosses C) Lycophytes D) Ferns
A) Stegosaurs B) Ankylosaurs C) Brachiosaurids D) Early theropod dinosaurs
A) Humid continental (Dfa) B) Mediterranean (Csa) C) Cold semi-arid (BSk) D) Tropical rainforest (Af)
A) Large pueblos with several hundred rooms B) Stone towers C) Above-ground masonry buildings D) Shallow subterranean pit structures
A) Agate House B) Chinle House C) Stone Axe D) Puerco Pueblo
A) Increased volcanic activity B) Earthquakes C) A persistently dry climate D) Invasion by foreign tribes
A) Petrified Wood Creek B) Chalcedony Creek C) Lithodendron Creek (Stone Tree Creek) D) Triassic Creek
A) Horses B) Camels C) Oxen D) Mules
A) Petrified Woodland B) Chalcedony Forest C) Triassic Forest D) Lithodendron Woods
A) 1919 B) 1895 C) 1883 D) 1906
A) Antiquities Act B) Conservation Act C) Preservation Act D) National Park Service Act
A) 1906 B) 1985 C) 1962 D) 1934
A) 100,000 acres B) 300,000 acres C) 150,000 acres D) 218,533 acres
A) John Muir B) Jessee Walter Fewkes C) H.P. Mera D) Walter Hough
A) John Muir B) Jessee Walter Fewkes C) H.P. Mera D) Walter Hough
A) Annie Alexander B) Ynez Mexia C) Paleobotanist Lester Ward D) Charles Camp
A) Museum of Northern Arizona B) University of California Museum of Paleontology C) Smithsonian Institution D) American Museum of Natural History
A) Maurice Mehl B) Ynez Mexia C) Charles Camp D) Annie Alexander
A) Maurice Mehl B) Charles Camp C) Ynez Mexia D) Annie Alexander
A) Michael Parrish B) Edwin Colbert C) Paul Olsen D) Charles Camp
A) Alpine Tundra B) Tropical Rainforest C) Great Basin montane forest D) Desert Grassland
A) 600 B) 447 C) 300 D) 500
A) 75 B) 100 C) 57 D) 30
A) Alpine Tundra B) Coastal Dune C) Semi-desert shrub steppe D) Tropical Rainforest
A) Blue grama B) Oak tree C) Maple tree D) Pine tree
A) Evening primrose B) Rose C) Tulip D) Daisy
A) Azalea B) Rhododendron C) Camellia D) Sagebrush
A) Invasive annual grass B) Native perennial bunchgrass C) Non-native ornamental grass D) Tropical grass
A) Annual lovegrass B) Cactus C) Oak tree D) Pine tree
A) Pine tree B) Oak tree C) Willows D) Tropical palm
A) Eurasian tamarisk (saltcedar) B) Oak tree C) Cactus D) Pine tree
A) Bobcats B) Pronghorns C) Coyotes D) Foxes
A) Prairie dogs B) Coyotes C) Black-tailed jackrabbits D) Bobcats
A) Gopher snakes B) Collared lizard C) Plateau striped whiptails D) Side-blotched lizards
A) Red-spotted toads B) Spadefoot toads C) Woodhouse's toads D) Great Plains toad
A) 216 B) 300 C) 150 D) 100
A) Common raven B) Golden eagle C) Western meadowlark D) Anna's hummingbird
A) Ground birds B) Songbirds C) Birds D) Raptors
A) Anna's hummingbird B) Golden eagle C) Common raven D) Western meadowlark
A) House finches B) Western tanagers C) Hermit warblers D) All of the above
A) Gopher snakes B) Prairie rattlesnakes C) Side-blotched lizards D) Collared lizards
A) Red-spotted toads B) Woodhouse's toads C) Tiger salamanders D) Spadefoot toads
A) Anna's hummingbird B) Western meadowlark C) Common raven D) Golden eagle
A) Frank Lloyd Wright B) Le Corbusier C) Richard Neutra D) Zaha Hadid
A) National Historic Landmark B) State Historical Monument C) World Heritage Site D) Local Historic District
A) Timeless Impressions B) Petrified Forest Secrets C) Ancient Landscapes D) Desert Wonders
A) Every hour B) Once every half-hour C) Twice a day D) Three times a day
A) Limited food service B) Catering services C) Full restaurant service D) Buffet-style meals
A) Horses B) Bicycles C) Motorcycles D) Foot traffic
A) Five B) Seven C) Ten D) Nine
A) Group camping B) Visitor center tours C) Backpacking expeditions D) Day hiking groups
A) A tour B) A cooking class C) A dance workshop D) A painting session
A) Commercial tours B) Off-road vehicle travel C) Bicycles on paved roads D) Private automobiles |