Question 1

At the beginning of the Paleozoic, _______________ major continents were present.

Accepted Answer

The answer of At the beginning of the Paleozoic, _______________...

Question 2

_____ are the relatively stable and immobile parts of continents and form the foundation on which Phanerozoic sediments were deposited

Accepted Answer

A) Shields 
B) Platforms 
C) Cratons 
D) Epeiric seas 
E) Orogenies 
A) Shields 
B) Platforms 
C) Cratons 
D) Epeiric seas 
E) Orogenies

Question 3

The Appalachian and Ouachita mountains represent ancient mobile belts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which orogeny was the first pulse of mountain building in the Appalachian mobile belt?

Accepted Answer

A) Caledonian 
B) Acadian 
C) Antler 
D) Ouachita 
E) Taconic 
A) Caledonian 
B) Acadian 
C) Antler 
D) Ouachita 
E) Taconic

Question 5

What are cyclothems?

Accepted Answer

Cyclothems are rhyth

Question 6

Why are organic reefs useful paleoecological indicators?

Accepted Answer

A) Organisms only form limestone reefs in cold, tropic waters. 
B) Organisms only form limestone reefs where there is a great abundance of mineral matter in the water. 
C) Organisms only form limestone reefs in warm, clear, shallow water. 
D) Organisms in the modern world only form limestone reefs between 30 degrees north and south of the equator. 
E) Modern organisms only form limestone reefs in warm, clear, shallow water, between 30 degrees north and south of the equator. 
A) Organisms only form limestone reefs in cold, tropic waters. 
B) Organisms only form limestone reefs where there is a great abundance of mineral matter in the water. 
C) Organisms only form limestone reefs in warm, clear, shallow water. 
D) Organisms in the modern world only form limestone reefs between 30 degrees north and south of the equator. 
E) Modern organisms only form limestone reefs in warm, clear, shallow water, between 30 degrees north and south of the equator.

Question 7

Prior to the transgression of epeiric seas in the Middle Cambrian, the North American craton had been undergoing weathering and ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Prior to the transgression of epeiric seas...

Question 8

What were the general climatic conditions on the Paleozoic supercontinent (Pangaea)?

Accepted Answer

A) arid 
B) arid to semiarid 
C) semiarid to subtropical 
D) subtropical to humid 
E) humid 
A) arid 
B) arid to semiarid 
C) semiarid to subtropical 
D) subtropical to humid 
E) humid

Question 9

Polar ice caps existed through most of the Cambrian.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Uplift of the Ancestral Rockies occurred during the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) Late Kaskaskia 
B) Early Absaroka 
C) Late Absaroka 
D) Early Kaskaskia 
E) Middle Devonian 
A) Late Kaskaskia 
B) Early Absaroka 
C) Late Absaroka 
D) Early Kaskaskia 
E) Middle Devonian

Question 11

The boundary between the Tippecanoe Sequence and the overlying Kaskaskia Sequence is marked by a major _______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The boundary between the Tippecanoe Sequence and...

Question 12

During the entire Paleozoic, the western margin of North America could be described as ____.

Accepted Answer

A) tectonically active with the development of numerous mobile belts 
B) a passive margin with only localized mountain building events 
C) a passive margin with no evidence of orogeny 
D) an active margin with thick carbonate platforms 
E) a zone of active volcanism 
A) tectonically active with the development of numerous mobile belts 
B) a passive margin with only localized mountain building events 
C) a passive margin with no evidence of orogeny 
D) an active margin with thick carbonate platforms 
E) a zone of active volcanism

Question 13

Geologists use sequence stratigraphy most in what industry?

Accepted Answer

A) petroleum 
B) coal 
C) uranium 
D) mapping 
E) gemstone 
A) petroleum 
B) coal 
C) uranium 
D) mapping 
E) gemstone

Question 14

Paleozoic paleogeographic reconstructions are based primarily on ____.

Accepted Answer

A) magnetic anomalies 
B) volcanic rocks 
C) metamorphic assemblages 
D) structural relationships 
E) transgressive sequences 
A) magnetic anomalies 
B) volcanic rocks 
C) metamorphic assemblages 
D) structural relationships 
E) transgressive sequences

Question 15

During the Cambrian, where were the major continents located?

Accepted Answer

They were dispersed

Question 16

In a cratonic sequence, which phase is commonly well-preserved?

Accepted Answer

A) regressive 
B) sedimentary 
C) transgressive 
D) evaporite 
E) epeiric 
A) regressive 
B) sedimentary 
C) transgressive 
D) evaporite 
E) epeiric

Question 17

What are mobile belts of a continent?

Accepted Answer

Mobile belts are elo

Question 18

Which of the following was not a mobile belt around the North American continent during the Paleozoic?

Accepted Answer

A) Franklin 
B) Cordilleran 
C) Hercynian 
D) Ouachita 
E) Appalachian 
A) Franklin 
B) Cordilleran 
C) Hercynian 
D) Ouachita 
E) Appalachian

Question 19

The boundary between the Tippecanoe and Sauk sequences is a vast unconformity with deep erosional relief.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Most _____ coal in Europe and North America is bituminous.

Accepted Answer

A) Permian 
B) Devonian 
C) Pennsylvanian 
D) Silurian 
E) Cambrian 
A) Permian 
B) Devonian 
C) Pennsylvanian 
D) Silurian 
E) Cambrian

Exam 20: Paleozoic Earth History

At the beginning of the Paleozoic, _______________ major continents were present.

_____ are the relatively stable and immobile parts of continents and form the foundation on which Phanerozoic sediments were deposited

The Appalachian and Ouachita mountains represent ancient mobile belts.

Which orogeny was the first pulse of mountain building in the Appalachian mobile belt?

What are cyclothems?

Why are organic reefs useful paleoecological indicators?

Prior to the transgression of epeiric seas in the Middle Cambrian, the North American craton had been undergoing weathering and ____________________.

What were the general climatic conditions on the Paleozoic supercontinent (Pangaea)?

Polar ice caps existed through most of the Cambrian.

Uplift of the Ancestral Rockies occurred during the ____.

The boundary between the Tippecanoe Sequence and the overlying Kaskaskia Sequence is marked by a major _______________.

During the entire Paleozoic, the western margin of North America could be described as ____.

Geologists use sequence stratigraphy most in what industry?

Paleozoic paleogeographic reconstructions are based primarily on ____.

During the Cambrian, where were the major continents located?

In a cratonic sequence, which phase is commonly well-preserved?

What are mobile belts of a continent?

Which of the following was not a mobile belt around the North American continent during the Paleozoic?

The boundary between the Tippecanoe and Sauk sequences is a vast unconformity with deep erosional relief.

Most _____ coal in Europe and North America is bituminous.

Understanding Earth: a Dynamic and Evolving Planet

Plate Tectonics: a Unifying Theory

Minerals: The Building Blocks of Rocks

Igneous Rocks and Plutons

Volcanoes and Volcanism

Weathering, Erosion, and Soil

Sediment and Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks

Earthquakes and Earthapos;s Interior

Deformation, Mountain Building, and Earthapos;s Crust

Mass Wasting

Running Water--Streams and Rivers

Groundwater

Glaciers and Glaciation

The Work of Wind and Deserts

Oceans, Shorelines, and Shoreline Processes

Geologic Time: Concepts and Principles

Organic Evolution--The Theory and Its Supporting Evidence

Precambrian Earth and Life History

Paleozoic Life History

Mesozoic Earth and Life History

Cenozoic Earth and Life History

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