Question 1

Laurasia and Gondwanaland broke up in

Accepted Answer

A)  the Cenozoic Era. 
B)  the Mesozoic Era. 
C)  the Paleozoic Era. 
D)  Precambrian time. 
A)  the Cenozoic Era. 
B)  the Mesozoic Era. 
C)  the Paleozoic Era. 
D)  Precambrian time.

Question 2

The Tethys Sea once separated

Accepted Answer

A)  North and South America. 
B)  South America and Africa. 
C)  Europe and Asia. 
D)  Laurasia and Gondwanaland. 
A)  North and South America. 
B)  South America and Africa. 
C)  Europe and Asia. 
D)  Laurasia and Gondwanaland.

Question 3

Large exposures of Precambrian rocks are found in

Accepted Answer

A)  eastern Canada and adjacent parts of the United States. 
B)  the Rocky Mountains. 
C)  Texas and New Mexico. 
D)  the Middle West. 
A)  eastern Canada and adjacent parts of the United States. 
B)  the Rocky Mountains. 
C)  Texas and New Mexico. 
D)  the Middle West.

Question 4

Classed as mammals are which one or more of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  reptiles. 
B)  fish. 
C)  birds. 
D)  human beings. 
A)  reptiles. 
B)  fish. 
C)  birds. 
D)  human beings.

Question 5

The Himalayas are the result of

Accepted Answer

A)  a giant volcanic eruption. 
B)  two oceanic plates colliding. 
C)  two continental plates colliding. 
D)  an oceanic and a continental plate colliding. 
A)  a giant volcanic eruption. 
B)  two oceanic plates colliding. 
C)  two continental plates colliding. 
D)  an oceanic and a continental plate colliding.

Question 6

The oldest division of geologic time is

Accepted Answer

A)  Precambrian time. 
B)  the Paleozoic era. 
C)  the Mesozoic era. 
D)  the Cenozoic era. 
A)  Precambrian time. 
B)  the Paleozoic era. 
C)  the Mesozoic era. 
D)  the Cenozoic era.

Question 7

Compared with granitic continental crust, basaltic oceanic crust is

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A)  less dense. 
B)  about as dense. 
C)  more dense. 
D)  Any of these choices could be correct, depending on the location. 
A)  less dense. 
B)  about as dense. 
C)  more dense. 
D)  Any of these choices could be correct, depending on the location.

Question 8

The correct sequence of geologic time divisions from longest to shortest is

Accepted Answer

A)  epoch, period, era. 
B)  period, epoch, era. 
C)  epoch, era, period. 
D)  era, period, epoch. 
A)  epoch, period, era. 
B)  period, epoch, era. 
C)  epoch, era, period. 
D)  era, period, epoch.

Question 9

The boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other is called a

Accepted Answer

A)  normal fault. 
B)  transform fault. 
C)  syncline. 
D)  subduction zone. 
A)  normal fault. 
B)  transform fault. 
C)  syncline. 
D)  subduction zone.

Question 10

Flowering plants first appeared in the

Accepted Answer

A)  Cenozoic era. 
B)  Mesozoic era. 
C)  Paleozoic era. 
D)  late Precambrian. 
A)  Cenozoic era. 
B)  Mesozoic era. 
C)  Paleozoic era. 
D)  late Precambrian.

Laurasia and Gondwanaland broke up in

The Tethys Sea once separated

Large exposures of Precambrian rocks are found in

Classed as mammals are which one or more of the following?

The Himalayas are the result of

The oldest division of geologic time is

Compared with granitic continental crust, basaltic oceanic crust is

The correct sequence of geologic time divisions from longest to shortest is

The boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other is called a

Flowering plants first appeared in the

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Laurasia and Gondwanaland broke up in

The Tethys Sea once separated

Large exposures of Precambrian rocks are found in

Classed as mammals are which one or more of the following?

The Himalayas are the result of

The oldest division of geologic time is

Compared with granitic continental crust, basaltic oceanic crust is

The correct sequence of geologic time divisions from longest to shortest is

The boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other is called a

Flowering plants first appeared in the

The Scientific Method

Motion

Energy

Energy and the Future

Matter and Heat

Electricity and Magnetism

Waves

The Nucleus

The Atom

The Periodic Law

Crystals, Ions, and Solutions

Chemical Reactions

Organic Chemistry

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The Rock Cycle

The Solar System

The Stars

The Universe Galaxies

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