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