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