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