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