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GA 2017 #greenambassadors #water #california
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1
What does this picture show?
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Yosemite Valley
Los Angeles
igneous rocks
2
A CCF is = to how many gallons?
1048
700
100
748
3
Which city in California is furthest south?
Sacramento
Los Angeles
San Diego
San Francisco
4
The price of water we pay for indoor/outdoor use is:
1 dollar per gallon
35 cents per gallon
1 cent per gallon
5 cents per gallon
5
The Colorado River Aqueduct carries water from the Colorado River across the:
Sierra Nevada Mountains
San Joaquin Valley
Sacramento Valley
Mojave Desert
6
What is the Green Ambassadors teacher's name?
Bern
Sara Diaz
Betsy Rivera
Judith Reyes
7
Lake Tahoe is mostly:
north of Los Angeles
south of Los Angeles
southeast of Los Angeles
east of Los Angeles
8
Where does the Colorado River start?
California
Utah
Arizona
Colorado
9
Rivers in California tend to run towards:
the Sierra Nevada Mountains
the Pacific Ocean
Oregon
Nevada
10
Which mountains are these?
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Cascade Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
11
Which of the following is not a water company for the city of Los Angeles
MWD
LADWP
GSWD
UWD
12
The aqueduct which carries precipitation collected from the WESTERN Sierra Nevadas is the:
Mokelumne Aqueduct
Los Angeles Aqueduct
Colorado River Aqueduct
California Aqueduct
13
True of False: Agriculture is one of the leading causes of pollution in water in the U.S.
True
false
14
Fill in the blank. In 2017, we had 190% of the average _________ in the sierra nevadas.
trees
snowpack
deaths
mountain lions
15
The "wettest" city of the following is:
San Francisco
San Diego
Sacramento
Los Angeles
16
How many dams are in the United States? (over 3 feet)
750
85,000
85 million
75
17
What city is this?
San Diego
Los Angeles
San Francisco
San Jose
18
Of the mountain ranges listed below, the one which receives the most precipitation is the:
San Bernardino Mountains
Tehachapi Mountains
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Peninsular Ranges
19
Which of the following is Ms. Rivera's favorite animal?
Iguana
Fox
Meerkat
Hummingbird
20
William Mullholand made a deal with people in the eastern Sierra's to divert water from:
San Gabriel River
Owens River
Los Angeles River
Truckee River
21
To the west of California is:
Arizona
Oregon
The Pacific Ocean
Nevada
22
On a water bill, CCF stands for:
centum center foot
circle cubic front
centennial center front
centum cubic foot
23
If I got in a boat and sailed north along the California coast, I could get to:
Nevada
Arizona
Oregon
Mexico
24
What is the actual daily average amount of water per person in the Los Angeles?
8,500
85
850
8
25
What city is this?
San Jose
San Diego
Los Angeles
San Francisco
26
Which food uses the most amount of water to grow/make?
olives
red meat
Chocolate
Red beets
27
Where is Lundy Canyon located?
Near Los Angeles
Sierra Nevada Mountains
near Mono Lake
near San Francisco
28
The major natural force involved in where water flows is:
gravity
pumps
erosion
wind
29
The Los Angeles Aqueduct carries water south through the:
Owens Valley
Napa Valley
Salinas Valley
Sacramento Valley
30
Most of the large rivers within California begin:
on the coastline at low elevations
in the desert at low elevations
in the mountains at high elevations
in the valleys
31
The Colorado River water travels approx. how many miles to get to LA?
200
2 million
2,000
20,000
32
Most of the rain and snow in California falls:
on the mountains
in the desert
in the valleys
on the southeastern coast
