Question 1

Less evaporation and more precipitation during the glacial stages led to the formation of ____________________ lakes.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Less evaporation and more precipitation during the...

Question 2

The convergence of the Cocos and Nazca plates produced the Cascade volcanoes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Rifting in the Rio Grande Rift continues today at the rate of ____.

Accepted Answer

A) 2 mm per year 
B) 1 cm per year 
C) 2 cm per year 
D) 10 cm per year 
E) 2 m per year 
A) 2 mm per year 
B) 1 cm per year 
C) 2 cm per year 
D) 10 cm per year 
E) 2 m per year

Question 4

The first rodents evolved during the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) Paleocene 
B) Eocene 
C) Oligocene 
D) Miocene 
E) Pliocene 
A) Paleocene 
B) Eocene 
C) Oligocene 
D) Miocene 
E) Pliocene

Question 5

What are the features of an orogeny?

Accepted Answer

The features include

Question 6

Cenozoic orogenic activity has primarily been concentrated in what two major zones or belts?

Accepted Answer

The two major zones

Question 7

Ungulates include orders of mammals, which are all ____.

Accepted Answer

A) three-toed 
B) hoofed 
C) herbivores 
D) large 
E) hoofed herbivores 
A) three-toed 
B) hoofed 
C) herbivores 
D) large 
E) hoofed herbivores

Question 8

The Himalayas today can best be described as ____.

Accepted Answer

A) volcanically active 
B) seismically active but without active mountain building 
C) a place of mountain building because there is no seismic activity 
D) no longer tectonically active 
E) seismically active with active mountain building 
A) volcanically active 
B) seismically active but without active mountain building 
C) a place of mountain building because there is no seismic activity 
D) no longer tectonically active 
E) seismically active with active mountain building

Question 9

The ____________________ orogeny resulted in the formation of the Himalayan Mountains.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ orogeny resulted in the formation...

Question 10

Late Cretaceous to early Tertiary age, coal deposits were higher grade coal than the Pennsylvanian age deposits found in the eastern United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The North American Cordillera was only active in the Mesozoic and has a very simple deformational history.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The age of the oceanic crust in the Pacific is ____.

Accepted Answer

A) all uniform 
B) asymmetric 
C) older in the middle 
D) older than the Cretaceous 
E) older than the Paleocene 
A) all uniform 
B) asymmetric 
C) older in the middle 
D) older than the Cretaceous 
E) older than the Paleocene

Question 13

How were Neanderthals different from modern humans?

Accepted Answer

Neanderthal skulls were long and low wit

Question 14

What is the North American Cordillera?

Accepted Answer

This cordillera is a complex m

Question 15

Diatomaceous earth is a sedimentary rock composed of the ____________________ shells of micro-organisms.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Diatomaceous earth is a sedimentary rock composed...

Question 16

The Cenozoic Era has been 66 million years long. This is only ____________________ percent of all geologic time. (Use one decimal point in your answer.)

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Cenozoic Era has been 66 million...

Question 17

The angle of the subducted slab during the Laramide orogeny was ____.

Accepted Answer

A) very steep resulting in volcanism near the trench 
B) very shallow resulting in volcanism near the trench 
C) very steep causing deformation far inland 
D) very shallow causing deformation far inland 
E) almost vertical 
A) very steep resulting in volcanism near the trench 
B) very shallow resulting in volcanism near the trench 
C) very steep causing deformation far inland 
D) very shallow causing deformation far inland 
E) almost vertical

Question 18

During the Neanderthal era, climate was characterized by ____.

Accepted Answer

A) balmy pleasant weather year-round 
B) stifling hot summers and mild winters 
C) long, frigid winters and short summers 
D) temperatures extremes, frigid winters, and hot summers 
E) the same types of temperatures in the same places seen today 
A) balmy pleasant weather year-round 
B) stifling hot summers and mild winters 
C) long, frigid winters and short summers 
D) temperatures extremes, frigid winters, and hot summers 
E) the same types of temperatures in the same places seen today

Question 19

What is not a direct or an indirect result of glaciation?

Accepted Answer

A) uplift 
B) change in sea level 
C) proglacial lakes 
D) plate motion 
E) pluvial lakes 
A) uplift 
B) change in sea level 
C) proglacial lakes 
D) plate motion 
E) pluvial lakes

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

The orogney took place much further inla

Exam 23: Cenozoic Earth and Life History

Less evaporation and more precipitation during the glacial stages led to the formation of ____________________ lakes.

The convergence of the Cocos and Nazca plates produced the Cascade volcanoes.

Rifting in the Rio Grande Rift continues today at the rate of ____.

The first rodents evolved during the ____.

What are the features of an orogeny?

Cenozoic orogenic activity has primarily been concentrated in what two major zones or belts?

Ungulates include orders of mammals, which are all ____.

The Himalayas today can best be described as ____.

The ____________________ orogeny resulted in the formation of the Himalayan Mountains.

Late Cretaceous to early Tertiary age, coal deposits were higher grade coal than the Pennsylvanian age deposits found in the eastern United States.

The North American Cordillera was only active in the Mesozoic and has a very simple deformational history.

The age of the oceanic crust in the Pacific is ____.

How were Neanderthals different from modern humans?

What is the North American Cordillera?

Diatomaceous earth is a sedimentary rock composed of the ____________________ shells of micro-organisms.

The Cenozoic Era has been 66 million years long. This is only ____________________ percent of all geologic time. (Use one decimal point in your answer.)

The angle of the subducted slab during the Laramide orogeny was ____.

During the Neanderthal era, climate was characterized by ____.

What is not a direct or an indirect result of glaciation?

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

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 Earth History

Paleozoic Life History

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