WorksheetsCalifornia
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which mountain range in CA has Volcanoes that were active most recently?
a)
Cascade Range
b)
Coast range
c)
Peninsular range
d)
Sierra Nevada
2.
What Earthquake scale measures how strong the Earthquake felt and the amount of damage?
a)
modified Mercali scale
b)
intensity
c)
moment magnitude scale
d)
richer scale
3.
What is it called when soft soil that doesn’t drain well retains water and becomes like a liquid?
a)
flood
b)
liquification
c)
liquifaction
d)
mudflow
4.
Where are the mot fertile soils in California found?
a)
Desert
b)
mountains
c)
ranges
d)
Central Valley
5.
Which is not one of the 3 main geomorphic provinces in California?
a)
Mountains
b)
Deserts
c)
Lakes
d)
Central Valley
6.
Which of the following is not a hazard associated with Earthquakes?
a)
tsunamis
b)
mudflow
c)
landslides
d)
liquifaction
7.
What is the process of removing salt from ocean water called?
a)
deoceanification
b)
ammonification
c)
desalinization
d)
evaporation
8.
What did people build in CA to get water from where it is naturally to where it is needed?
a)
aqueducts
b)
rivers
c)
water ways
d)
tunnels
9.
The California State Water Project brings water from where to where?
a)
East to West
b)
West to East
c)
North to South
d)
South to North
10.
Which is not a hazard from a California storm?
a)
mudflow
b)
flooding
c)
tsunami
11.
What are mineral rich solutions crystallized underground?
a)
diamonds
b)
gemstones
c)
metals
12.
What is CA’s state gemstone?
a)
tourmaline
b)
jade
c)
garnet
d)
benitoite
13.
How are soils in CA classified?
a)
Color
b)
Where they are located
c)
Mineral Content
d)
Size of Particles
14.
What percent of CA’s fresh water is used for crops?
a)
100%
b)
80%
c)
50%
d)
30%
15.
Which of the following is not a major source of freshwater in CA?
a)
precipitation
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
groundwater
d)
surface water
16.
Where does most of the precipitation happen in CA?
a)
Southern California
b)
Northern California
c)
Central California
d)
It is even all over
17.
Which of the following is not one of the 3 main surface processes that have shaped CA?
a)
Glaciers
b)
Water
c)
Wind
d)
Earthquakes
18.
Which of the following is CA’s most valuable industrial resource?
a)
limestone
b)
trees
c)
sand and gravel
d)
gold
19.
Which of the following is not one of the 3 major metallic minerals in CA?
a)
Iron
b)
Gypsum
c)
Gold
d)
Silver
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