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