A) Jurassic B) Cambrian C) Cretaceous D) Triassic
A) Pangaea B) Laurentia C) Gondwana D) Laurasia
A) Orogenies B) Volcanism C) Erosion D) Sedimentation
A) Mafic and rhyolitic B) Slate and schist C) Limestone and dolomite D) Granite and basalt
A) Glaciation B) Sedimentation C) Erosion D) Extensive volcanism
A) Shale deposits B) Sandstone layers C) Limestone formations D) Conglomerates, ash flows, and tuffs
A) Only continuous B) None C) Both continuous and intermittent D) Only intermittent
A) Cretaceous B) Pleistocene C) Triassic D) Jurassic
A) Oval B) V-shaped C) U-shaped D) Linear
A) During the Jurassic period B) In the Pleistocene epoch C) Around 550 million years ago during the Cambrian D) During the Holocene epoch
A) Dolomite and quartz B) Marble and limestone C) Granite and basalt D) Shale and sandstone
A) Sediment deposition B) Increased flow of water eroding through fracturing bedrock C) Glacial movement D) Volcanic activity
A) River channels B) Lava tubes C) Sand dunes D) Glow rooms and cavities
A) Sixty-one B) Seventy-two C) Fifty-eight D) Forty-nine
A) Ground squirrels B) Cougars C) Bighorn sheep D) Elk
A) High-altitude meadows B) Mountain slopes C) Low-elevation sagebrush desert D) Valley areas
A) Brown trout B) Rainbow trout C) Brook trout D) Bonneville cutthroat trout
A) They became dominant over native species B) They were introduced more widely C) Their population declined naturally D) Stocking stopped with the park's incorporation
A) Two hundred fifty-six B) Two hundred thirty-eight C) One hundred ninety-five D) Three hundred ten
A) Bald eagles B) Swallows C) Penguins D) Canada geese
A) Red-spotted toad B) American bullfrog C) Western spadefoot toad D) Eastern newt
A) Garter snake B) Lizard C) Desert tortoise D) Rattlesnake
A) Woodpeckers B) Wrens C) Chickadees D) Golden eagles
A) Lahontan cutthroat trout B) Bonneville cutthroat trout C) Brook trout D) Rainbow trout
A) Bighorn sheep B) Mule deer C) Elk D) Pronghorns
A) Flamingos B) Hawks C) Parrots D) Penguins
A) Cave salamander B) American toad C) Leopard frog D) Green treefrog
A) White Pine County B) Elko County C) Nye County D) Clark County
A) 1986 B) 1999 C) 1922 D) 1975
A) Arizona B) Nevada C) Utah D) California
A) Lehman Caves B) The Great Basin C) Bristlecone Pines D) Wheeler Peak Glacier
A) 400 miles (644 km) B) 500 miles (805 km) C) 290 miles (470 km) D) 150 miles (240 km)
A) Wheeler Peak B) Boundary Peak C) Mount Charleston D) Ruby Mountain
A) Franklin D. Roosevelt B) Harry S. Truman C) Theodore Roosevelt D) Warren G. Harding
A) Prometheus B) Atlas C) Zeus D) Hermes
A) Highland Ridge Wilderness B) Spring Mountains Wilderness C) Ruby Mountains Wilderness D) Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
A) 150,000 acres B) 100,000 acres C) 77,180 acres (121 sq mi; 312 km2) D) 50,000 acres
A) 13,063 feet (3,982 meters) B) 10,000 feet (3,048 meters) C) 15,000 feet (4,572 meters) D) 20,000 feet (6,096 meters)
A) Joshua tree B) Mt. Wheeler sandwort C) California poppy D) Saguaro cactus
A) 227.8 square miles (590.0 km2) B) 150 square miles C) 400 square miles D) 300 square miles
A) Nevada State Route 488 B) U.S. Route 6 C) Nevada State Route 50 D) Interstate 15
A) Baker B) Las Vegas C) Carson City D) Reno
A) The oldest known living non-clonal organisms B) The most common tree species in Nevada C) The tallest trees in North America D) The fastest-growing trees
A) Rhodes Cabin B) Stella and Teresa Lakes C) Wheeler Peak Glacier D) Lehman Caves
A) 1922 B) 1986 C) 2014 D) 1885
A) Mites B) Chipmunks C) Spiders D) Bacteria
A) Insectivorous bats B) Fruit-eating bats C) Fish-eating bats D) Blood-feeding bats
A) A meteorite fragment B) An ancient artifact from indigenous peoples C) A fossilized dinosaur bone D) The Forgotten Winchester
A) Tropical rainforest B) Desert C) Warm-summer humid continental (Dfb) D) Mediterranean
A) Regular monsoons B) Frequent hurricanes C) Constant rain throughout the year D) Winter snow or summer thunderstorms
A) Lehman Caves visitor center B) Rhodes Cabin visitor center C) Great Basin visitor center D) Wheeler Peak visitor center
A) 6b B) 7c C) 8d D) 5a |