Question 1

The primary disadvantage of fracking is the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  large-scale nature of shale deposits 
B)  high cost of development 
C)  potential for groundwater pollution 
D)  large quantities of water used 
E)  noise effects of drilling equipment on nearby homes 
A)  large-scale nature of shale deposits 
B)  high cost of development 
C)  potential for groundwater pollution 
D)  large quantities of water used 
E)  noise effects of drilling equipment on nearby homes C

Question 2

Worldwide cyclothem activity in the late Paleozoic was likely a consequence of glacial and interglacial cycles on Gondwana.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Discuss the sources and formation of Late Paleozoic minerals. How are these resources used?

Accepted Answer

Late Paleozoic mineral resources include bituminous and anthracite coal, petroleum, evaporites, limestone, and quartz sand. Coal deposits formed in abundant swamps during the Carboniferous and Permian. Petroleum resources were also formed in basins like the Michigan Basin. Evaporite deposits include gypsum for sheetrock and limestone for cement. Evaporites are common in arid environements An example of evaporite is the Zechstein evaporites of Europe. Metallic resources, such as tin, copper, gold, and silver, form during deformation of mountain building. Much of Quartz sand comes from east of the Mississippi as fluvial deposits, and is important for the production of glass.

Question 4

The sedimentary environment from which coal most commonly is derived is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  desert 
B)  shallow marine 
C)  swamp 
D)  Arctic 
E)  organic reef 
A)  desert 
B)  shallow marine 
C)  swamp 
D)  Arctic 
E)  organic reef

Question 5

The two techniques that are most commonly used to mine coal are ____________________ and ____________________.

Accepted Answer

underground mining, open pit mining,unde

Question 6

Devonian barrier-reef complexes were associated with evaporite deposition in the back reef platform.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Describe the formation of coal deposits. What environmental conditions are required to produce these deposits? Why is coal important?

Accepted Answer

Coal deposits commonly are formed as a r

Question 8

The Ancestral Rockies formed via continental-continental collision along the western margin of North America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Iapetus could be considered the proto-Pacific Ocean.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A small lithospheric block with characteristics quite different from those of surrounding rocks is a ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  cyclothem 
B)  asteroid 
C)  passive margin 
D)  organic reef 
E)  terrane 
A)  cyclothem 
B)  asteroid 
C)  passive margin 
D)  organic reef 
E)  terrane

Question 11

The mountain building event associated with intracratonic uplift in western North America during the Late Paleozoic produced the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

Ancestral

Question 12

With movement of Gondwana over the South Pole, extensive glaciation occurred during the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Carboniferous 
B)  Devonian 
C)  Permian 
D)  Silurian 
E)  Ordovician 
A)  Carboniferous 
B)  Devonian 
C)  Permian 
D)  Silurian 
E)  Ordovician

Question 13

Throughout the Late Paleozoic, Gondwana was located ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  at the North Pole 
B)  in the Northern Hemisphere 
C)  at the equator 
D)  in the Southern Hemisphere 
E)  spans the Northern Hemisphere and equator at the South Pole 
A)  at the North Pole 
B)  in the Northern Hemisphere 
C)  at the equator 
D)  in the Southern Hemisphere 
E)  spans the Northern Hemisphere and equator at the South Pole

Question 14

Continental Permian sediments indicate that Pangaea can best be characterized as a ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  mix of arid and semiarid conditions 
B)  landmass covered by an epeiric sea 
C)  landmass completely covered by glaciers 
D)  lush and humid tropical rainforest 
E)  a mix lowlands and rivers 
A)  mix of arid and semiarid conditions 
B)  landmass covered by an epeiric sea 
C)  landmass completely covered by glaciers 
D)  lush and humid tropical rainforest 
E)  a mix lowlands and rivers

Question 15

Economic mineral deposits of ____ are common in Carboniferous and Permian strata in the northeastern part of the U.S., where they formed as organic sediments (i.e., the remains of plants) deposited in wetland environments west of the Appalachian Mountains.

Accepted Answer

A)  gold 
B)  uranium 
C)  platinum 
D)  coal 
E)  archaeocyathid 
A)  gold 
B)  uranium 
C)  platinum 
D)  coal 
E)  archaeocyathid

Question 16

Laurentia and Baltica collided to form Laurasia during the Late Paleozoic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The coal deposits of Siberia were probably derived from plants that grew in arctic climates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The climate over much of Pangaea was ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  warm and moist due to sea breezes 
B)  cool and moist due to sea breezes 
C)  arid due to a rain shadow effect caused by the position of mountain ranges 
D)  moist on the interior, but dry and arid along the shorelines 
E)  unable to be determined because the rocks were destroyed during subduction 
A)  warm and moist due to sea breezes 
B)  cool and moist due to sea breezes 
C)  arid due to a rain shadow effect caused by the position of mountain ranges 
D)  moist on the interior, but dry and arid along the shorelines 
E)  unable to be determined because the rocks were destroyed during subduction

Question 19

Cyclothems are the same as sequences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Deltas prograde, or grow, when sea level regresses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The primary disadvantage of fracking is the ____.

Worldwide cyclothem activity in the late Paleozoic was likely a consequence of glacial and interglacial cycles on Gondwana.

Discuss the sources and formation of Late Paleozoic minerals. How are these resources used?

The sedimentary environment from which coal most commonly is derived is ____.

The two techniques that are most commonly used to mine coal are and .

Devonian barrier-reef complexes were associated with evaporite deposition in the back reef platform.

Describe the formation of coal deposits. What environmental conditions are required to produce these deposits? Why is coal important?

The Ancestral Rockies formed via continental-continental collision along the western margin of North America.

The Iapetus could be considered the proto-Pacific Ocean.

A small lithospheric block with characteristics quite different from those of surrounding rocks is a ____.

The mountain building event associated with intracratonic uplift in western North America during the Late Paleozoic produced the ____________________.

With movement of Gondwana over the South Pole, extensive glaciation occurred during the ____.

Throughout the Late Paleozoic, Gondwana was located ____.

Continental Permian sediments indicate that Pangaea can best be characterized as a ____.

Economic mineral deposits of ____ are common in Carboniferous and Permian strata in the northeastern part of the U.S., where they formed as organic sediments (i.e., the remains of plants) deposited in wetland environments west of the Appalachian Mountains.

Laurentia and Baltica collided to form Laurasia during the Late Paleozoic.

The coal deposits of Siberia were probably derived from plants that grew in arctic climates.

The climate over much of Pangaea was ____.

Cyclothems are the same as sequences.

Deltas prograde, or grow, when sea level regresses.

The Dynamic and Evolving Earth

Minerals and Rocks

Plate Tectonics: a Unifying Theory

Geologic Time Concepts and Principles

Rocks Fossils and Time Making Sense of the Geologic Record

Sedimentary Rocks the Archives of Earth History

Evolution the Theory and Its Supporting Evidence

Precambrian Earth and Life History the Hadean and the Archean Eon

Precambrian Earth and Life History the Proterozoic Eon

Early Paleozoic Earth History

Paleozoic Life History Invertebrates

Paleozoic Life History Vertebrates and Plants

Mesozoic Earth History

Life of the Mesozoic Era

Cenozoic Earth History the Paleogene and Neogene Periods

Cenozoic Earth History the Quaternary Period

Life of the Cenozoic Era

Primate and Human Evolution

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Exam 11: Late Paleozoic Earth History

The primary disadvantage of fracking is the ____.

Worldwide cyclothem activity in the late Paleozoic was likely a consequence of glacial and interglacial cycles on Gondwana.

Discuss the sources and formation of Late Paleozoic minerals. How are these resources used?

The sedimentary environment from which coal most commonly is derived is ____.

The two techniques that are most commonly used to mine coal are ____________________ and ____________________.

Devonian barrier-reef complexes were associated with evaporite deposition in the back reef platform.

Describe the formation of coal deposits. What environmental conditions are required to produce these deposits? Why is coal important?

The Ancestral Rockies formed via continental-continental collision along the western margin of North America.

The Iapetus could be considered the proto-Pacific Ocean.

A small lithospheric block with characteristics quite different from those of surrounding rocks is a ____.

The mountain building event associated with intracratonic uplift in western North America during the Late Paleozoic produced the ____________________.

With movement of Gondwana over the South Pole, extensive glaciation occurred during the ____.

Throughout the Late Paleozoic, Gondwana was located ____.

Continental Permian sediments indicate that Pangaea can best be characterized as a ____.

Economic mineral deposits of ____ are common in Carboniferous and Permian strata in the northeastern part of the U.S., where they formed as organic sediments (i.e., the remains of plants) deposited in wetland environments west of the Appalachian Mountains.

Laurentia and Baltica collided to form Laurasia during the Late Paleozoic.

The coal deposits of Siberia were probably derived from plants that grew in arctic climates.

The climate over much of Pangaea was ____.

Cyclothems are the same as sequences.

Deltas prograde, or grow, when sea level regresses.

The Dynamic and Evolving Earth

Minerals and Rocks

Plate Tectonics: a Unifying Theory

Geologic Time Concepts and Principles

Rocks Fossils and Time Making Sense of the Geologic Record

Sedimentary Rocks the Archives of Earth History

Evolution the Theory and Its Supporting Evidence

Precambrian Earth and Life History the Hadean and the Archean Eon

Precambrian Earth and Life History the Proterozoic Eon

Early Paleozoic Earth History

Paleozoic Life History Invertebrates

Paleozoic Life History Vertebrates and Plants

Mesozoic Earth History

Life of the Mesozoic Era

Cenozoic Earth History the Paleogene and Neogene Periods

Cenozoic Earth History the Quaternary Period

Life of the Cenozoic Era

Primate and Human Evolution

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The two techniques that are most commonly used to mine coal are and .