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