California Climate and Geologic History

California is located in the...

• West

• Central Plains

• South

• North East

Subduction is...

• is the study of the forms and features of land surfaces. Including elevation.

• the science that deals with the earth's physical structure and substance, its history, and the processes that act on it.

• a branch of science that deals with living organisms and their vital processes.

• the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.

There are two mountain ranges that run North and South in California. They are...(more than one answer)

• Sierra Nevada

• Andes

• Coastal Ranges

• Colorado Rocky Mountains

Most of California's water comes from the snow pack of the

• Coastal Ranges

• Colorado Rocky Mountains

• Sierra Nevada's

• Andes

Transverse Ranges run...

• North and South

• East and West

• All of the time

• North East and South West

Examples of Transverse Ranges near us are...(more than one answer)

• Santa Monica Mountains

• Sierra Nevada Mountains

• Big Bear (San Gorgonio Mountains)

• Colorado Rocky Mountains

The fault line, caused by the subduction of plates along our coast is known as the ...

• San Gregorio - Hosgri Fault

• San Andreas Fault

• Hayward - Rodgers Creek Fault

• Smith and Wesson Fault

The type of Climate Ecosystem that we live in is known as the

• Mediterranean

• Polar

• Tropical

• Highlands

Our unique climate ecosystem is found in small areas of the world. These include...(more than one answer)

• Central Chile

• Medierranean Basin

• South Aftrica

• Southwest and South Astralia

The 5 Mediterranean climate regions receive most of their precipitation as rainfall over just a few months.

• True

• False