A) Tropical rainforest climate B) Desert climate C) Humid subtropical climate D) Warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Csb)
A) Santa Catalina, San Nicolas, Santa Cruz B) San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, and Anacapa C) Santa Barbara, Catalina, San Clemente D) Santa Monica, Ventura, Malibu
A) 65 Ma B) 100 Ma C) 145 Ma (million years ago) D) 200 Ma
A) Canada Formation B) Jalama Formation C) Pozo Formation D) Monterey Formation
A) Rhyolitic lava domes B) Trachytic lava tubes C) Dacitic pyroclastic deposits D) Basalt and andesite flows with pillow structures
A) Pleistocene B) Late Cretaceous C) Middle Miocene D) Early Eocene
A) 10,000 feet thick B) 30,000 feet thick C) 5,000 feet thick D) Up to 23,000 feet thick
A) Hayward Fault B) Garlock Fault C) Santa Cruz Island Fault D) San Andreas Fault
A) San Onofre Breccia B) Santa Cruz Island schist C) Willows Diorite D) Alamos Tonalite
A) Pleistocene glacial deposits B) Jurassic limestone formations C) Upper Cretaceous sandstone formations D) Lower Tertiary sequence including Pozo, Canada, Jolla Vieja, and Cozy Dell Formations
A) Catalina and San Clemente islands B) Santa Barbara and Ventura islands C) Santa Cruz and Anacapa islands D) San Miguel and Santa Rosa islands
A) 50,000 to 60,000 YBP B) 20,000 to 30,000 YBP C) 12,840 to >47,000 YBP (years before present) D) 5,000 to 10,000 YBP
A) Devil's Peak Member B) Griffith Canyon Member C) Stanton Ranch Member D) Prisoner's Harbor Member
A) Glacial moraine B) Major fault aligned with the Northern Channel Islands C) Canyon D) River delta
A) Basalt-basaltic andesite and andesite volcanic flows B) Pozo Formation C) Jalama Formation D) Canada Formation
A) Pleistocene B) Miocene C) Late Jurassic, same as Alamos Tonalite (145 Ma) D) Early Cretaceous
A) Nearly 20 days. B) Around 3 weeks. C) Approximately 11 days. D) About 5 days.
A) 1,000 square miles (2,600 km2). B) 500 square miles (1,300 km2). C) 1,200 square miles (3,100 km2). D) 800 square miles (2,100 km2).
A) Around 2,500 avians. B) More than 5,000 avians. C) Approximately 1,000 avians. D) Over 3,600 avians.
A) The Santa Barbara Channel spill. B) The Gulf of Mexico spill. C) The San Francisco Bay oil spill. D) The Union Oil spill.
A) 29 natural oil seeps. B) 15 natural oil seeps. C) 45 natural oil seeps. D) 50 natural oil seeps.
A) Captain James Cook in 1769. B) John Muir in the early 1900s. C) Father Pedro Font in 1776. D) Lewis and Clark during their expedition.
A) Natural gas deposits. B) Volcanic activity. C) The petroliferous Monterey Shale. D) Decomposing organic matter.
A) In Los Angeles. B) In the city of Ventura. C) On Anacapa Island. D) In Santa Barbara.
A) 60,645 acres. B) 52,794 acres. C) 9,325 acres. D) 699 acres.
A) 24%. B) 76%. C) 100%. D) 50%.
A) 200,000 acres (810.12 km2). B) 249,354 acres (1,009.10 km2). C) 300,000 acres (1,216.00 km2). D) 150,000 acres (607.48 km2).
A) Two-thirds. B) Three-quarters. C) One-third. D) Half.
A) Three B) All eight C) Six D) Five
A) California State Parks B) The Nature Conservancy C) UNESCO D) National Park Service
A) 1542 B) 1980 C) 1976 D) 1938
A) 1980 B) 1938 C) 1976 D) 1965
A) Ferdinand Magellan B) Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo C) Christopher Columbus D) Hernando de Soto
A) Wilderness Area B) World Heritage Site C) Biosphere reserve D) National Monument
A) Gambel's deer mouse B) Raccoon C) Grizzly bear D) Mountain lion
A) Sin nombre hantavirus B) West Nile virus C) Lyme disease D) Plague
A) Great white shark B) Orca C) Blue whale D) Humpback whale
A) Kayaking B) Snorkeling C) Surfing D) Fishing
A) Ocean Voyager 60 ft. B) Surf Ranger LCM-8 landing craft C) Marine Adventurer 70 ft. D) Sea Explorer 45 ft.
A) Autumn B) Summer C) Winter D) Spring |