Question 1

What is a clastic wedge, such as might form during an orogeny?

Accepted Answer

An extensive accumul

Question 2

Areas of elongated mountain-building activity are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  shields. 
B)  mobile belts. 
C)  platforms. 
D)  immobile belts. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  shields. 
B)  mobile belts. 
C)  platforms. 
D)  immobile belts. 
E)  all of the above

Question 3

The boundary between the Tippecanoe and Sauk sequences is a vast unconformity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What are the three main rock types that characterize Archean shield areas?

Accepted Answer

Granite, g

Question 5

Briefly explain the difference between the tectonic setting of shield areas during the Precambrian and since the onset of the Phanerozoic.

Accepted Answer

During the Precambrian, the areas that a

Question 6

What geologic evidence can be found along the eastern margin of North America of the Triassic breakup of Pangaea?

Accepted Answer

Fault-block basins developed along the e

Question 7

How does the Absaroka sequence differ from the Kaskaskia sequence and what do these differences indicate for the environment of the time?

Accepted Answer

The Absaroka sequence, from Late Mississ

Question 8

Describe the history of the Pleistocene ice ages.

Accepted Answer

The Pleistocene began about 1.6 million

Question 9

Describe the geologic history of the Ancestral Rockies.

Accepted Answer

During the Pennsylvanian, the southwest

Question 10

What worldwide effect was caused by Gondwana moving over the South Pole during the Carboniferous Period?

Accepted Answer

The extensive contin

Question 11

What was the name given to the most recent episode of large-scale deformation in the Cordillera, and when did it begin?

Accepted Answer

The Larami

Question 12

Pennsylvanian rocks have a characteristic cyclical deposition sequence of ____ and ____ sediments called ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  shale, carbonate, varves 
B)  marine, nonmarine, varves 
C)  carbonate, shale, cyclothems 
D)  marine, nonmarine, cyclothems 
E)  none of the above 
A)  shale, carbonate, varves 
B)  marine, nonmarine, varves 
C)  carbonate, shale, cyclothems 
D)  marine, nonmarine, cyclothems 
E)  none of the above

Question 13

In what two major zones or belts has Cenozoic orogenic activity been mainly concentrated?

Accepted Answer

The Alpine-Himalayan

Question 14

What was the Cordilleran orogeny? Briefly describe the three phases of the orogeny.

Accepted Answer

The Cordilleran orogeny is the mountain-

Question 15

In what two ways was the Laramide orogeny different from other orogenies?

Accepted Answer

The orogeny took place much further inla

Question 16

Pleistocene glaciers covered about three times as much area of Earth's surface as glaciers do now.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Permian-Triassic orogenic event that occurred with the collision of an island arc with the western margin of North America is called the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Antler orogeny. 
B)  Cordilleran orogeny. 
C)  Sonoma orogeny. 
D)  Franciscan orogeny. 
E)  Western orogeny. 
A)  Antler orogeny. 
B)  Cordilleran orogeny. 
C)  Sonoma orogeny. 
D)  Franciscan orogeny. 
E)  Western orogeny.

Question 18

Describe the formation of Pangaea. What was the name given to the ocean that covered the rest of the planet?

Accepted Answer

During the Carboniferous, southern Gondw

Question 19

What was the Sundance Sea?

Accepted Answer

The Sundance Sea separated the

Question 20

Weathering and erosion of the Acadian Highlands produced a clastic wedge known as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Queenston Delta. 
B)  Acadian Delta. 
C)  Catskill Delta. 
D)  Appalachian Delta. 
E)  Mississippi Delta. 
A)  Queenston Delta. 
B)  Acadian Delta. 
C)  Catskill Delta. 
D)  Appalachian Delta. 
E)  Mississippi Delta.

What is a clastic wedge, such as might form during an orogeny?

Areas of elongated mountain-building activity are called:

The boundary between the Tippecanoe and Sauk sequences is a vast unconformity.

What are the three main rock types that characterize Archean shield areas?

Briefly explain the difference between the tectonic setting of shield areas during the Precambrian and since the onset of the Phanerozoic.

What geologic evidence can be found along the eastern margin of North America of the Triassic breakup of Pangaea?

How does the Absaroka sequence differ from the Kaskaskia sequence and what do these differences indicate for the environment of the time?

Describe the history of the Pleistocene ice ages.

Describe the geologic history of the Ancestral Rockies.

What worldwide effect was caused by Gondwana moving over the South Pole during the Carboniferous Period?

What was the name given to the most recent episode of large-scale deformation in the Cordillera, and when did it begin?

Pennsylvanian rocks have a characteristic cyclical deposition sequence of and sediments called .

In what two major zones or belts has Cenozoic orogenic activity been mainly concentrated?

What was the Cordilleran orogeny? Briefly describe the three phases of the orogeny.

In what two ways was the Laramide orogeny different from other orogenies?

Pleistocene glaciers covered about three times as much area of Earth's surface as glaciers do now.

The Permian-Triassic orogenic event that occurred with the collision of an island arc with the western margin of North America is called the:

Describe the formation of Pangaea. What was the name given to the ocean that covered the rest of the planet?

What was the Sundance Sea?

Weathering and erosion of the Acadian Highlands produced a clastic wedge known as the:

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What is a clastic wedge, such as might form during an orogeny?

Areas of elongated mountain-building activity are called:

The boundary between the Tippecanoe and Sauk sequences is a vast unconformity.

What are the three main rock types that characterize Archean shield areas?

Briefly explain the difference between the tectonic setting of shield areas during the Precambrian and since the onset of the Phanerozoic.

What geologic evidence can be found along the eastern margin of North America of the Triassic breakup of Pangaea?

How does the Absaroka sequence differ from the Kaskaskia sequence and what do these differences indicate for the environment of the time?

Describe the history of the Pleistocene ice ages.

Describe the geologic history of the Ancestral Rockies.

What worldwide effect was caused by Gondwana moving over the South Pole during the Carboniferous Period?

What was the name given to the most recent episode of large-scale deformation in the Cordillera, and when did it begin?

Pennsylvanian rocks have a characteristic cyclical deposition sequence of ____ and ____ sediments called ____.

In what two major zones or belts has Cenozoic orogenic activity been mainly concentrated?

What was the Cordilleran orogeny? Briefly describe the three phases of the orogeny.

In what two ways was the Laramide orogeny different from other orogenies?

Pleistocene glaciers covered about three times as much area of Earth's surface as glaciers do now.

The Permian-Triassic orogenic event that occurred with the collision of an island arc with the western margin of North America is called the:

Describe the formation of Pangaea. What was the name given to the ocean that covered the rest of the planet?

What was the Sundance Sea?

Weathering and erosion of the Acadian Highlands produced a clastic wedge known as the:

Understanding Earth: a Dynamic and Evolving Planet

Plate Tectonics: a Unifying Theory

Minerals: the Building Blocks of Rocks

Igneous Rocks and Intrusive Igneous Activity

Volcanoes and Volcanism

Weathering, Soil, and Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks

Earthquakes and Earths Interior

Deformation, Mountain Building, and the Continents

Mass Wasting

Running Water

Groundwater

Glaciers and Glaciation

The Work of Wind and Deserts

Shorelines and Shoreline Processes

Geologic Time: Concepts and Principles

Life History

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Pennsylvanian rocks have a characteristic cyclical deposition sequence of and sediments called .