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