A) Paleogene Period B) Cretaceous Period C) Early Jurassic Epoch D) Late Triassic Epoch
A) Temperate and forested B) Arid and desert-like C) Humid and sub-tropical D) Cold and glacial
A) Rodinia B) Gondwana C) Laurasia D) Pangaea
A) Kaibab Limestone B) Coconino Sandstone C) Bidahochi Formation D) Chinle Formation
A) 800 feet (240 m) B) 500 feet (150 m) C) 600 feet (180 m) D) 1000 feet (300 m)
A) Bentonite B) Illite C) Montmorillonite D) Kaolinite
A) Landslides B) Volcanic eruptions C) Surface movement and cracking D) Earthquakes
A) 60 million years ago B) 30 million years ago C) 80 million years ago D) 100 million years ago
A) A fossil bed B) A break in the rock record C) A sedimentary basin D) A layer of volcanic ash
A) Supai Group B) Bidahochi Formation C) Hermit Shale D) Redwall Limestone
A) Glacial till B) Volcanic ash and lava C) Fluvial and lacustrine deposits D) Marine sediments
A) From the Painted Desert Visitor Center B) From the Pintado Point lookout C) From the Newspaper Rock D) From the Crystal Forest Trailhead
A) 750,000 years to 20,000 years B) 200,000 years to 50,000 years C) 1 million years to 100,000 years D) 500,000 years to 10,000 years
A) Human activity B) Animal burrows C) Grasses and other vegetation D) Rock formations
A) 20 miles (32 km) B) 30 miles (50 km) C) 40 miles (64 km) D) 15 miles (24 km)
A) 5 miles (8 km) B) 10 miles (16 km) C) 12 miles (20 km) D) 15 miles (24 km)
A) 2 miles (3.2 km) B) 3 miles (4.8 km) C) 5 miles (8 km) D) About 1 mile (1.6 km)
A) U.S. Route 89 B) Arizona State Route 260 C) I-40, the former U.S. Route 66 D) Interstate 17
A) Winslow B) Adamana C) Jerome D) Holbrook
A) Flagstaff B) Holbrook C) Sedona D) Cottonwood
A) U.S. Route 180 B) Arizona State Route 89A C) Historic Highway 66 D) Park Road
A) Major petrified wood deposits B) Gentle hills C) Mountainous regions D) Eroded badlands
A) The Puerco River B) The Colorado River C) The Gila River D) The Little Colorado River
A) 300 square miles (780 km2) B) 150 square miles (390 km2) C) 230 square miles (600 km2) D) 100 square miles (260 km2)
A) The Apache Nation B) The Hopi Nation C) The Navajo Nation D) The Zuni Nation
A) New Mexico B) Colorado C) Arizona D) Utah
A) 1980 B) 1906 C) 1962 D) 1924
A) Large mammal fossils B) Colorful sediments containing fossil logs C) Geologically recent rock layers D) Modern plant species
A) Mammals B) Birds C) Dinosaurs D) Phytosaurs
A) Tents B) Caves C) Subterranean pit houses D) Above-ground, masonry dwellings called pueblos
A) Fossil excavation by scientists B) Theft C) Natural erosion D) Tourism development
A) Cast fossils are used to examine cellular make-up. B) Compression fossils allow for the study of cellular structures. C) Mold fossils preserve detailed cellular structures. D) Permineralized fossils retain much of their original organic structure.
A) Woodworthia arizonica B) Araucarioxylon arizonicum C) Metasequoia glyptostroboides D) Sequoia sempervirens
A) Five species B) Twelve species C) At least nine species D) Twenty species
A) Ferns B) Cycads C) Mosses D) Lycophytes
A) Ankylosaurs B) Early theropod dinosaurs C) Brachiosaurids D) Stegosaurs
A) Tropical rainforest (Af) B) Cold semi-arid (BSk) C) Humid continental (Dfa) D) Mediterranean (Csa)
A) Large pueblos with several hundred rooms B) Above-ground masonry buildings C) Stone towers D) Shallow subterranean pit structures
A) Puerco Pueblo B) Chinle House C) Stone Axe D) Agate House
A) A persistently dry climate B) Increased volcanic activity C) Earthquakes D) Invasion by foreign tribes
A) Triassic Creek B) Lithodendron Creek (Stone Tree Creek) C) Petrified Wood Creek D) Chalcedony Creek
A) Horses B) Camels C) Mules D) Oxen
A) Triassic Forest B) Lithodendron Woods C) Petrified Woodland D) Chalcedony Forest
A) 1883 B) 1906 C) 1919 D) 1895
A) National Park Service Act B) Conservation Act C) Antiquities Act D) Preservation Act
A) 1985 B) 1962 C) 1934 D) 1906
A) 300,000 acres B) 218,533 acres C) 100,000 acres D) 150,000 acres
A) Walter Hough B) H.P. Mera C) John Muir D) Jessee Walter Fewkes
A) John Muir B) Walter Hough C) H.P. Mera D) Jessee Walter Fewkes
A) Paleobotanist Lester Ward B) Ynez Mexia C) Charles Camp D) Annie Alexander
A) Smithsonian Institution B) Museum of Northern Arizona C) University of California Museum of Paleontology D) American Museum of Natural History
A) Annie Alexander B) Ynez Mexia C) Maurice Mehl D) Charles Camp
A) Maurice Mehl B) Charles Camp C) Annie Alexander D) Ynez Mexia
A) Paul Olsen B) Charles Camp C) Michael Parrish D) Edwin Colbert
A) Tropical Rainforest B) Great Basin montane forest C) Desert Grassland D) Alpine Tundra
A) 600 B) 300 C) 500 D) 447
A) 30 B) 57 C) 75 D) 100
A) Alpine Tundra B) Semi-desert shrub steppe C) Tropical Rainforest D) Coastal Dune
A) Oak tree B) Blue grama C) Pine tree D) Maple tree
A) Tulip B) Rose C) Daisy D) Evening primrose
A) Camellia B) Azalea C) Sagebrush D) Rhododendron
A) Native perennial bunchgrass B) Tropical grass C) Non-native ornamental grass D) Invasive annual grass
A) Annual lovegrass B) Cactus C) Pine tree D) Oak tree
A) Tropical palm B) Willows C) Oak tree D) Pine tree
A) Cactus B) Oak tree C) Pine tree D) Eurasian tamarisk (saltcedar)
A) Foxes B) Bobcats C) Pronghorns D) Coyotes
A) Black-tailed jackrabbits B) Bobcats C) Coyotes D) Prairie dogs
A) Gopher snakes B) Plateau striped whiptails C) Side-blotched lizards D) Collared lizard
A) Spadefoot toads B) Great Plains toad C) Red-spotted toads D) Woodhouse's toads
A) 216 B) 300 C) 100 D) 150
A) Common raven B) Western meadowlark C) Golden eagle D) Anna's hummingbird
A) Ground birds B) Birds C) Songbirds D) Raptors
A) Common raven B) Western meadowlark C) Golden eagle D) Anna's hummingbird
A) All of the above B) Hermit warblers C) House finches D) Western tanagers
A) Collared lizards B) Side-blotched lizards C) Prairie rattlesnakes D) Gopher snakes
A) Red-spotted toads B) Tiger salamanders C) Woodhouse's toads D) Spadefoot toads
A) Common raven B) Western meadowlark C) Anna's hummingbird D) Golden eagle
A) Le Corbusier B) Zaha Hadid C) Frank Lloyd Wright D) Richard Neutra
A) State Historical Monument B) National Historic Landmark C) Local Historic District D) World Heritage Site
A) Timeless Impressions B) Ancient Landscapes C) Desert Wonders D) Petrified Forest Secrets
A) Three times a day B) Once every half-hour C) Every hour D) Twice a day
A) Full restaurant service B) Catering services C) Limited food service D) Buffet-style meals
A) Foot traffic B) Horses C) Motorcycles D) Bicycles
A) Nine B) Five C) Seven D) Ten
A) Visitor center tours B) Backpacking expeditions C) Day hiking groups D) Group camping
A) A cooking class B) A tour C) A painting session D) A dance workshop
A) Commercial tours B) Bicycles on paved roads C) Off-road vehicle travel D) Private automobiles |