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