1. What kind of trees are in the front of the nature store?
2. How old are they?
3. What does petrification mean?
4. What is the first petrified tree that you see?
5. Why is this tree unusual?
6. How old was the Queen tree when she fell?
7. How long is the queen tree?
8. What is another name for the tunnel tree?
9. What does excavation mean?
10. What is the biggest excavation tool the forest used?
11. What are the deep maroon red trees, with smooth bark called?
12. Who is the famous author that visited the Petrified Forest?
13. What year did he visit the Petrified Forest?
14. What is the name of the book he wrote, that mentioned The Petrified Forest in?
15. What is the mineral that replaced the wood cell by cell?
16. What are the names of the 4 different oak trees along The Petrified Forest trail?
17. Who discovered the Petrified Forest?
18. Are the petrified trees wood or rock?
19. What grows on the large chunks of petrified wood left in natural state?
20. What year was the museum and nature store building built?
21. What tree is photographed most by visitors?
22. What do all the larger petrified trees have in common?
23. How long ago did the volcano erupt that caused the petrification?
24. What was your favorite part of The Petrified Forest?

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