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