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1
Is Lassen Peak still an active Volcano?
No
Yes
2
How many miles of shoreline are on the Channel and Farallon islands?
312 miles
315 miles
289 miles
300 miles
3
What metamorphic rock is Bluish-black flecked with blue crystals?
Blulexite
Blue shale
Blue granite
Bluechist
4
What is the largest carnivore found in the La Brea Tar Pitts?
Timber Wolves
Saber tooth tiger
Small-faced bear
Short-faced bear
5
What is the approximate age of the oldest living tree?
4,650 years old
4,700-4,800 years old
4,500-4,550 years old
4,500 years old
6
How Many mammal species can be found in the La Brea Tar Pitts?
28
56
59
68
7
What is a more common name for Mercury Sulfide?
Pretzelbar
Pretzelbun
Cinnabar
Cinnabun
8
What is the average rainfall in the Mojave desert?
10-18 inches/year
4-15 inches/year
15-27 inches/year
2-7 inches/year
9
How are Mt. Shasta and Mt. Shastina classified?
Double-peaked stratovolcano
Volcanoes
Sheep backs
Mountains
10
The Hermit Warbler is found in what life zone?
Upper Montane
Subalpine
Alpine
Lower Montane
11
How far do Bridalveil falls fall?
420 ft
629 ft
660 ft
620 ft
12
How quickly would San Francisco fill with mud if not dredged?
Within a few hundred days
Within a few weeks
Within a few hours
Within a few thousand years
13
How much of grass so underground?
70%
45%
80%
30%
14
How many Giant Sequoia groves are there in the lower montane of the central Sierra Nevada?
72
80
70
75
15
The mountain ranges of Los Angeles extend West towards which county?
Ventura County
Napa Valley County
Trinity County
Fresno County
16
What is the elevation of the Salton Sea?
-235 ft
-222 ft
-234 ft
-282 ft
17
How many of the native vertebrate species are endemic?
67
66
65
64
18
What is the elevation of White Mountain?
11,464ft
14,246 ft
14,264ft
12,446ft
19
What are characteristics for ulexite?
Thick, fibrous rock
Thin, fibrous crystals
Thick, fibrous crystals
Thin, fibrous rock
20
What do the Bridal Veil falls fall over?
Kenneth rocks
Cathedral rocks
21
How many native plant species are in California?
More than 5,000
More than 6,000
More than 8,000
More than 7,000
22
Which of the following trees has the oldest recorded age?
Gray Pine
Bristlecone Pine
Sugar Pine
Giant Sequoia
23
Where are the Kelso Dunes?
Great Basin
Death Valley
Central Valley
Mojave desert
24
What is the elevation range for the Alpine life zone?
4,500ft+
10,000ft+
3,000ft+
9,500ft+
25
How does gold end up in streams?
Weathering breaks up veins
Weathering breaks up soils
Earthquakes break up rocks
Mining breaks up rocks
26
What is the elevation of the Klamath Mountains?
9,000ft
Almost 9,000 ft
More than 9,000 ft
Less then 9,000 ft
27
How long is the San Andreas Fault?
599 miles
600 miles
650 miles
520 miles
28
Every 1,000 feet in the Sierras is equal to what distance Northward?
250
150
220
300
29
What blooms in the water of Mono Lake?
Flies
Algae
Alkali
Carbonates
30
Where is silver found?
Marble deposits
Thermal veins
Hydrothermal veins
Granite deposits
31
Where does gold mainly form?
Hydrothermal veins
Biotite bowls
Muscovite veins
Hydrothermal bowls
32
What year were the Farallon islands set aside as a bird sanctuary?
1919
1921
1987
1932
33
What types of organisms are classified as producers?
Mammals
Green Plants
Fungi
Bacteria
34
What is the common name for "metasequoia"?
Bannana
Giant Sequoia
Coastal Redwood
Dawn Redwood
35
What percentage of plant species are endemic?
20%
70%
45%
65%
36
Which tree species is dominant in the lower montane?
White Fir
Red fir
Ponderosa pine
Jeffery Pine
37
What is the primary rock that makes up the coastal ranges?
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Igneous
38
What is the name of the dominant ocean current along the CA coastline?
San Diego Current
Santa Barbara current
California current
Farallon Current
39
What is the elevation of Badwater Basin (the lowest point in North America)?
228 ft below sea level
232 ft below sea level
235 ft below sea level
282 ft below sea level
40
What are the common heights for plants in the alpine zone?
1 inch or less
Almost one inch
More than one inch
41
How many square miles is California?
158,963
158,396
158,639
158,693
42
In which life zone can Red Heather be found?
Lower Montane
Sub alpine
Upper Montane
Alpine
43
What is the elevation of North America's highest lake?
13,897 ft
12,865 ft
14,102 ft
5,690ft
44
What does the term "krumholz" literally mean?
Crooked wood
Petrified wood
Weird wood
Drift wood
45
How long is the Sierra Nevada?
620 miles
1,200 miles
420 miles
400 miles
46
Which shrew species is the example given for the small mammals in the Klamath mountains?
Chinquapin shrew
Bristlecone shrew
Stonehenge shrew
Trowbridges shrew
47
How many species of Salamander live in the Klamath Mountains?
14
12
15
16
48
How long ago was California's gold formed?
60 Billion years ago
10 million years ago
150 million years ago
160 Billion years ago
49
What are the measurements of the Ubehebe crater?
1/2 mile wide, 820 ft deep
1/2 mile wide, 800 ft deep
1/3 mile wide, 520 ft deep
1/3 mile wide, 700 ft deep
50
Which of the following is NOT a life zone?
Coniferous Woodland
Alpine
Foothill Oak Woodland
Sub Alpine
