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