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