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