CA PG STATE SPECIFIC EXAM WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Anorthosite u- ucorrect uanswers u-A uplutonic uigneous urock ucomposed ualmost
uentirely uof uplagioclase ufeldspar, ufound uin uthe uSan uGabriel uMountains uand udated
uat u1.022 ubillion uyears.
Connate uWater u- ucorrect uanswers u-Water utrapped uin ua uformation uat uthe utime uof
udeposition
Franciscan uFormation uor uGroup u- ucorrect uanswers u-A uheterogeneous uunit uof
usedimentary uand uvolcanic urocks uconsisting uof ugreywacke uand uinterbedded ushale,
uminor uamounts uof uchert, ulimestone, ugreenstone, uand umetamorphic urocks uof
ugreenschist uand ublueschist ufacies. uThe uformation umay ube u50,000 ufeet uthick. uIt
uis uone uof uthe ubasement utypes uin uthe uCoast uRanges.
,Great uValley uSequence u- ucorrect uanswers u-Shallow uself uto usubmarine ufan
udeposits uof usandstone, ushale, usiltstone, uand uminor uconglomerate uand ulimestone
uof uLate uJurassic uto uLate uCretaceous uage. uThese udeposits, uattaining ua
umaximum uthickness uof uapproximately u80,000 uft, uwere uthrust uover uthe uCoast
uRange uophiolite uabove uthe uFranciscan uformation.
Lake uCorcoran u- ucorrect uanswers u-A ufreshwater ulake uthat ucovered umuch uof uthe
uwestern uSan uJoaquin uValley uabout u600,000 uyears uago u(Late uPleistocene).
uFreshwater udeposits ulake uclays, uvolcanic uash, uand udiatomite uof uCorcoran uClay
umember uof uTulare uformation.
Los uAngeles uBasin u- ucorrect uanswers u-A ularge udownwarped ubasin uformed uin
uLate uTertiary uthat ureceived uthousands uof ufeet uof umarine usediments. uThe ubasin
uproduces upetroleum uin uprolific uquantities. uLocated uin uthe uPeninsular uRanges uin
usouthwest utip uof uCA
Ophiolite u- ucorrect uanswers u-an uigneous urock uconsisting ulargely uof userpentine,
ubelieved uto uhave ubeen uformed ufrom uthe usubmarine ueruption uof uoceanic ucrustal
uand uupper umantle umaterial.
Monterey uFormation u- ucorrect uanswers u-A uwidespread uMiocene umarine uformation
uconsisting uof usiliceous ushales uand ucherts. uSilica uwas udeposisted uas udiatomites
uand usilicic uash ubeds. uPhosphates uwere ualso udeposited uin uthe uformation. uThe
uMonterey uFormation uis uthe umost ulikely usource uof umuch uof uthe upetroleum uand
unatural uas uin uthe uTransverse uRanges uProvince.
Overdraft u- ucorrect uanswers u-The ucondition uof uwater uwithdrawal uby upumping
uexceeding uthe uamount uof uwater urecharged, uoccurring uover ua utime uframe ulonger
uthan ua uyear.
Pelona uSchist u- ucorrect uanswers u-Low-grade umetamorphic urock uof uCretaceous
uage uin uTransverse uRanges.
Salinian uBlock u- ucorrect uanswers u-The ustructural ublock ulocated uwest uof uthe uSan
uAndreas ufault uzone uand ueast uof uthe uNacimiento ufault uzone. uThe ubasement uis
ucomposed uof uLate uCretaceous ugranitic urocks usimilar uin ucomposition uto uthe
uSierra uNevada ugranitic urocks. uThe ugranitics uare uthe uother umain ubasement utype
uin uthe uCoast uRange uProvince u(located ualong uthe uwestern ucoast)
San uAndreas uFault u- ucorrect uanswers u-The umost uimportant ufault uin uCA u- ua
unorthwest-trending, uright-lateral ustrike uslip ufault, u750 umiles ulong, uextending ufrom
uShelter uCove uin uthe unorth uto uthe ueast uside uof uthe uSalton uTrough. uThe ufault
uforms uthe uplate uboundary ubetween uthe uPacific uand uNorth uAmerican uPlates uand
useparates uFranciscan uformation ufrom uthe uSalinian uBlock uin uthe uCoast uRanges
uProvince.
, Sierra uNevada uBatholith u- ucorrect uanswers u-A ugreat uuplifted ublock uof ugranitic
urocks uintruded uand uuplifted ubeginning uin uthe uLate uJurassic. uThe ubulk uof uthe
urock uwas uemplaced uduring uthe uCretaceous. uGranitic ucompositions urange ufrom
ugranite uto uquartz umonzonite, uquartz udiorite, uand ugranodiorite.
Santa uYnez uFault u- ucorrect uanswers u-Boundary ufault ubetween uthe uCoast uRanges
uand uTransverse uRanges uProvince uand useparating uFranciscan ubasement uof uLate
uJurassic uage ufrom uTransverse uRanges ubasement.
Southern uCalifornia uBatholith u- ucorrect uanswers u-The udominant urock uoutcrop uof
uthe uPeninsular uRanges, uconsisting uof ugabbro, udiorite, uquartz udiorite, uquartz
umonzonite, uand ugranite. uQuartz udiorite upredominates. uBatholith uwas uemplaced
umainly uduring uthe uCretaceous.
Subjacent uSeries u- ucorrect uanswers u-One uof utwo umajor usubdivisions uof urocks uin
uthe uSierra uNevada uand uKlamath uMountains uProvince uapplied uto uthe urocks
uyounger uthan uthe uNevadan uorogeny uthat uemplaced uthe uSierra uNevada ubatholith.
Sutter uButtes u- ucorrect uanswers u-A uprominent ucircular ufeature uin uthe uCentral
uValley uthat uis uvolcanic uin uorigin. uThe ucore uis uandesite uand utuff uand uis
usurrounded uby urhyolite uporphyry. uExplosive uactivity uwas urecorded uin uthe
uPleistocene. uThis ufeature uhas uproduced utraps ufor unatural ugas.
Klamath uMountains uProvince u- ucorrect uanswers u-Province ufound ubetween uthe
unorthernmost uCoast uRanges uand uCascade uRanges uand uthe uGreat uValley uto uthe
usouth. uThe uwestern uboundary uis udefined uby uthe uSouth uFork uMountain uthrust
ufault. uSeveral uirregularly uoriented umountain uranges uare ufound uin uthe uKlamath
uMountains, uincluding: uTrinity uAlps, uSalmon uMountains, uScott uBar uMountains,
uSiskiyou uMountains, uand uMarble uMountains. uTopography: umoderate upeaks
u(6000-9000 uft uEL). uAbundant urainfall, uSalmon, uShasta, uSacramento, uScott,
uKlamath, uand uTrinity uRivers udrain uthe uarea.
Key uFormations: u
1.alluvium/glacial udeposits-gravel, usand, umud, uAu ubearing;
2.Pleistocene uRed uBluff
3.Plio-Pleistocene uTehama-stream ugrvl, us, uvolcanics u& ulake usediments u
4.Miocene uWimer-yngst umarine uunit, uss, ush, ucgl, u150ft; ucgl uforms uridge utops;
ucontains uNi uminerals
5. uOligocene uWeaverville-folded u& ufaulted uss, ush, utuff, u& ulignite udeposited uon
uswampy ufloodplains; u2000 uft uthick; usimilar uto uIone, ucontains uAu, uphosphates
6a. uCretaceous uHornbrook u(Great uValley useq, uUpper)-Oldest usuperjacent useries
urocks, u2000ft uthick, ulie uunconformably uon ugranite u& uolder ufms. uShallow-water
umarine u& ufossiliferous, uwell-bedded umudstone, ush, u& ucgl; ubasal ucgl uAu-bearing.
uGreat uValley u- umarine ucgl uat ubase, upebbles uof umica uschist; uE uK upelecypods u&
uammonites.
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Anorthosite u- ucorrect uanswers u-A uplutonic uigneous urock ucomposed ualmost
uentirely uof uplagioclase ufeldspar, ufound uin uthe uSan uGabriel uMountains uand udated
uat u1.022 ubillion uyears.
Connate uWater u- ucorrect uanswers u-Water utrapped uin ua uformation uat uthe utime uof
udeposition
Franciscan uFormation uor uGroup u- ucorrect uanswers u-A uheterogeneous uunit uof
usedimentary uand uvolcanic urocks uconsisting uof ugreywacke uand uinterbedded ushale,
uminor uamounts uof uchert, ulimestone, ugreenstone, uand umetamorphic urocks uof
ugreenschist uand ublueschist ufacies. uThe uformation umay ube u50,000 ufeet uthick. uIt
uis uone uof uthe ubasement utypes uin uthe uCoast uRanges.
,Great uValley uSequence u- ucorrect uanswers u-Shallow uself uto usubmarine ufan
udeposits uof usandstone, ushale, usiltstone, uand uminor uconglomerate uand ulimestone
uof uLate uJurassic uto uLate uCretaceous uage. uThese udeposits, uattaining ua
umaximum uthickness uof uapproximately u80,000 uft, uwere uthrust uover uthe uCoast
uRange uophiolite uabove uthe uFranciscan uformation.
Lake uCorcoran u- ucorrect uanswers u-A ufreshwater ulake uthat ucovered umuch uof uthe
uwestern uSan uJoaquin uValley uabout u600,000 uyears uago u(Late uPleistocene).
uFreshwater udeposits ulake uclays, uvolcanic uash, uand udiatomite uof uCorcoran uClay
umember uof uTulare uformation.
Los uAngeles uBasin u- ucorrect uanswers u-A ularge udownwarped ubasin uformed uin
uLate uTertiary uthat ureceived uthousands uof ufeet uof umarine usediments. uThe ubasin
uproduces upetroleum uin uprolific uquantities. uLocated uin uthe uPeninsular uRanges uin
usouthwest utip uof uCA
Ophiolite u- ucorrect uanswers u-an uigneous urock uconsisting ulargely uof userpentine,
ubelieved uto uhave ubeen uformed ufrom uthe usubmarine ueruption uof uoceanic ucrustal
uand uupper umantle umaterial.
Monterey uFormation u- ucorrect uanswers u-A uwidespread uMiocene umarine uformation
uconsisting uof usiliceous ushales uand ucherts. uSilica uwas udeposisted uas udiatomites
uand usilicic uash ubeds. uPhosphates uwere ualso udeposited uin uthe uformation. uThe
uMonterey uFormation uis uthe umost ulikely usource uof umuch uof uthe upetroleum uand
unatural uas uin uthe uTransverse uRanges uProvince.
Overdraft u- ucorrect uanswers u-The ucondition uof uwater uwithdrawal uby upumping
uexceeding uthe uamount uof uwater urecharged, uoccurring uover ua utime uframe ulonger
uthan ua uyear.
Pelona uSchist u- ucorrect uanswers u-Low-grade umetamorphic urock uof uCretaceous
uage uin uTransverse uRanges.
Salinian uBlock u- ucorrect uanswers u-The ustructural ublock ulocated uwest uof uthe uSan
uAndreas ufault uzone uand ueast uof uthe uNacimiento ufault uzone. uThe ubasement uis
ucomposed uof uLate uCretaceous ugranitic urocks usimilar uin ucomposition uto uthe
uSierra uNevada ugranitic urocks. uThe ugranitics uare uthe uother umain ubasement utype
uin uthe uCoast uRange uProvince u(located ualong uthe uwestern ucoast)
San uAndreas uFault u- ucorrect uanswers u-The umost uimportant ufault uin uCA u- ua
unorthwest-trending, uright-lateral ustrike uslip ufault, u750 umiles ulong, uextending ufrom
uShelter uCove uin uthe unorth uto uthe ueast uside uof uthe uSalton uTrough. uThe ufault
uforms uthe uplate uboundary ubetween uthe uPacific uand uNorth uAmerican uPlates uand
useparates uFranciscan uformation ufrom uthe uSalinian uBlock uin uthe uCoast uRanges
uProvince.
, Sierra uNevada uBatholith u- ucorrect uanswers u-A ugreat uuplifted ublock uof ugranitic
urocks uintruded uand uuplifted ubeginning uin uthe uLate uJurassic. uThe ubulk uof uthe
urock uwas uemplaced uduring uthe uCretaceous. uGranitic ucompositions urange ufrom
ugranite uto uquartz umonzonite, uquartz udiorite, uand ugranodiorite.
Santa uYnez uFault u- ucorrect uanswers u-Boundary ufault ubetween uthe uCoast uRanges
uand uTransverse uRanges uProvince uand useparating uFranciscan ubasement uof uLate
uJurassic uage ufrom uTransverse uRanges ubasement.
Southern uCalifornia uBatholith u- ucorrect uanswers u-The udominant urock uoutcrop uof
uthe uPeninsular uRanges, uconsisting uof ugabbro, udiorite, uquartz udiorite, uquartz
umonzonite, uand ugranite. uQuartz udiorite upredominates. uBatholith uwas uemplaced
umainly uduring uthe uCretaceous.
Subjacent uSeries u- ucorrect uanswers u-One uof utwo umajor usubdivisions uof urocks uin
uthe uSierra uNevada uand uKlamath uMountains uProvince uapplied uto uthe urocks
uyounger uthan uthe uNevadan uorogeny uthat uemplaced uthe uSierra uNevada ubatholith.
Sutter uButtes u- ucorrect uanswers u-A uprominent ucircular ufeature uin uthe uCentral
uValley uthat uis uvolcanic uin uorigin. uThe ucore uis uandesite uand utuff uand uis
usurrounded uby urhyolite uporphyry. uExplosive uactivity uwas urecorded uin uthe
uPleistocene. uThis ufeature uhas uproduced utraps ufor unatural ugas.
Klamath uMountains uProvince u- ucorrect uanswers u-Province ufound ubetween uthe
unorthernmost uCoast uRanges uand uCascade uRanges uand uthe uGreat uValley uto uthe
usouth. uThe uwestern uboundary uis udefined uby uthe uSouth uFork uMountain uthrust
ufault. uSeveral uirregularly uoriented umountain uranges uare ufound uin uthe uKlamath
uMountains, uincluding: uTrinity uAlps, uSalmon uMountains, uScott uBar uMountains,
uSiskiyou uMountains, uand uMarble uMountains. uTopography: umoderate upeaks
u(6000-9000 uft uEL). uAbundant urainfall, uSalmon, uShasta, uSacramento, uScott,
uKlamath, uand uTrinity uRivers udrain uthe uarea.
Key uFormations: u
1.alluvium/glacial udeposits-gravel, usand, umud, uAu ubearing;
2.Pleistocene uRed uBluff
3.Plio-Pleistocene uTehama-stream ugrvl, us, uvolcanics u& ulake usediments u
4.Miocene uWimer-yngst umarine uunit, uss, ush, ucgl, u150ft; ucgl uforms uridge utops;
ucontains uNi uminerals
5. uOligocene uWeaverville-folded u& ufaulted uss, ush, utuff, u& ulignite udeposited uon
uswampy ufloodplains; u2000 uft uthick; usimilar uto uIone, ucontains uAu, uphosphates
6a. uCretaceous uHornbrook u(Great uValley useq, uUpper)-Oldest usuperjacent useries
urocks, u2000ft uthick, ulie uunconformably uon ugranite u& uolder ufms. uShallow-water
umarine u& ufossiliferous, uwell-bedded umudstone, ush, u& ucgl; ubasal ucgl uAu-bearing.
uGreat uValley u- umarine ucgl uat ubase, upebbles uof umica uschist; uE uK upelecypods u&
uammonites.
