Question 1

Animals and plants are both ________.

Accepted Answer

A) autotrophs 
B) eukaryotes 
C) archea 
D) prokaryotes 
A) autotrophs 
B) eukaryotes 
C) archea 
D) prokaryotes

Question 2

Archean greenstones are formed from ________.

Accepted Answer

A) basalts produced at hot spots 
B) sand and clay eroded from volcanic areas 
C) the precipitation of silica in the deep sea 
D) metamorphosed relicts of ocean crust 
A) basalts produced at hot spots 
B) sand and clay eroded from volcanic areas 
C) the precipitation of silica in the deep sea 
D) metamorphosed relicts of ocean crust

Question 3

Earth is approximately how old?

Accepted Answer

A) 14 billion years 
B) 4.57 billion years 
C) 40 million years 
D) 6,000 years 
A) 14 billion years 
B) 4.57 billion years 
C) 40 million years 
D) 6,000 years

Question 4

Banded-iron formations were abundantly produced during the ________.

Accepted Answer

A) Archean Eon 
B) Hadean Eon 
C) Proterozoic Eon 
D) Paleozoic Era 
A) Archean Eon 
B) Hadean Eon 
C) Proterozoic Eon 
D) Paleozoic Era

Question 5

How have climates changed over time?

Accepted Answer

A) Regions on the continents that are experiencing warm climates today have generally experienced colder climates in the past,and vice versa. 
B) Regions on the continents that are experiencing warm climates today generally experienced even warmer climates in the past,and vice versa. 
C) Most continents have experienced consistently cold climates from the past to the present. 
D) Most continents have experienced consistently warm climates from the past to the present. 
A) Regions on the continents that are experiencing warm climates today have generally experienced colder climates in the past,and vice versa. 
B) Regions on the continents that are experiencing warm climates today generally experienced even warmer climates in the past,and vice versa. 
C) Most continents have experienced consistently cold climates from the past to the present. 
D) Most continents have experienced consistently warm climates from the past to the present.

Question 6

The Hadean was a time in Earth history when ________.

Accepted Answer

A) the first abundant shelly organisms appeared in the fossil record 
B) Earth's interior was so hot that a solid outer crust,if present,was likely being extensively remelted 
C) stable continental interiors,termed cratons,first formed 
D) the dinosaurs appeared and came to dominate large-scale terrestrial life 
A) the first abundant shelly organisms appeared in the fossil record 
B) Earth's interior was so hot that a solid outer crust,if present,was likely being extensively remelted 
C) stable continental interiors,termed cratons,first formed 
D) the dinosaurs appeared and came to dominate large-scale terrestrial life

Question 7

The Chicxulub crater is located on which continent?

Accepted Answer

A) North America 
B) South America 
C) Asia 
D) Africa 
A) North America 
B) South America 
C) Asia 
D) Africa

Question 8

The Cretaceous-Tertiary (K-T)boundary event took place how many millions of years ago?

Accepted Answer

A) 540 
B) 245 
C) 65 
D) 25 
A) 540 
B) 245 
C) 65 
D) 25

Question 9

A crustal rock dated to 150 Ma is how old?

Accepted Answer

A) 15,000 years 
B) 150,000 years 
C) 150 million years 
D) 150 billion years 
A) 15,000 years 
B) 150,000 years 
C) 150 million years 
D) 150 billion years

Question 10

Tree-sized relatives of the living ferns,club mosses,and scouring rushes were common in environments termed coal swamps during the ________ Period.

Accepted Answer

A) Ordovician 
B) Carboniferous 
C) Jurassic 
D) Cretaceous 
A) Ordovician 
B) Carboniferous 
C) Jurassic 
D) Cretaceous

Question 11

During the Cenozoic Era,most large-bodied terrestrial animals inhabiting regions of temperate climate have been ________.

Accepted Answer

A) birds 
B) dinosaurs 
C) mammals 
D) crocodiles 
A) birds 
B) dinosaurs 
C) mammals 
D) crocodiles

Question 12

The fossil fish Tiktaalik made headlines in 2005 because it ________.

Accepted Answer

A) was preserved with a hook in its mouth and represents the oldest evidence of human fishing 
B) was the largest shark ever recovered from the fossil record 
C) represents a transitional form between lobe-finned fish and terrestrial vertebrates 
D) was found alive in the modern deep ocean;previously,the fish was thought to be extinct 
A) was preserved with a hook in its mouth and represents the oldest evidence of human fishing 
B) was the largest shark ever recovered from the fossil record 
C) represents a transitional form between lobe-finned fish and terrestrial vertebrates 
D) was found alive in the modern deep ocean;previously,the fish was thought to be extinct

Question 13

The oldest terrestrial insect fossils are found in rocks from the ________ Period.

Accepted Answer

A) Cambrian 
B) Devonian 
C) Permian 
D) Triassic 
A) Cambrian 
B) Devonian 
C) Permian 
D) Triassic

Question 14

Stromatolites are layered structures produced by the activity of ________.

Accepted Answer

A) dinosaurs 
B) methanogens 
C) cyanobacteria 
D) green algae 
A) dinosaurs 
B) methanogens 
C) cyanobacteria 
D) green algae

Question 15

The late Proterozoic Grenville orogeny is an event related to ________.

Accepted Answer

A) uplift of the modern Rocky Mountains 
B) uplift of the ancestral Rocky Mountains 
C) assembly of the supercontinent Pangaea 
D) assembly of the supercontinent Rodinia 
A) uplift of the modern Rocky Mountains 
B) uplift of the ancestral Rocky Mountains 
C) assembly of the supercontinent Pangaea 
D) assembly of the supercontinent Rodinia

Question 16

Convergence along the western margin of North America during the Cenozoic gave way to rifting forces that created the characteristic topography of the ________.

Accepted Answer

A) Coast Ranges 
B) Basin and Range Province 
C) Colorado Plateau 
D) Columbia Plateau 
A) Coast Ranges 
B) Basin and Range Province 
C) Colorado Plateau 
D) Columbia Plateau

Question 17

The first terrestrial vertebrates (with an amphibian life cycle)are represented by fossils that are Late ________ in age.

Accepted Answer

A) Cambrian 
B) Devonian 
C) Permian 
D) Triassic 
A) Cambrian 
B) Devonian 
C) Permian 
D) Triassic

Question 18

The Miocene Epoch saw the spread of which new vegetative zone?

Accepted Answer

A) grasslands 
B) angiosperm forests 
C) gymnosperm forests 
D) tree fern forests 
A) grasslands 
B) angiosperm forests 
C) gymnosperm forests 
D) tree fern forests

Question 19

The Western Interior Seaway reached its greatest level of continental inundation during the ________ Period.

Accepted Answer

A) Ordovician 
B) Carboniferous 
C) Jurassic 
D) Cretaceous 
A) Ordovician 
B) Carboniferous 
C) Jurassic 
D) Cretaceous

Question 20

Rodinia and Pangaea are supercontinents that assembled during the ________ and ________,respectively.

Accepted Answer

A) Hadean;Archean 
B) Archean;Proterozoic 
C) Proterozoic;Paleozoic 
D) Paleozoic;Mesozoic 
A) Hadean;Archean 
B) Archean;Proterozoic 
C) Proterozoic;Paleozoic 
D) Paleozoic;Mesozoic

Exam 13: A Biography of Earth

Animals and plants are both ________.

Archean greenstones are formed from ________.

Earth is approximately how old?

Banded-iron formations were abundantly produced during the ________.

How have climates changed over time?

The Hadean was a time in Earth history when ________.

The Chicxulub crater is located on which continent?

The Cretaceous-Tertiary (K-T)boundary event took place how many millions of years ago?

A crustal rock dated to 150 Ma is how old?

Tree-sized relatives of the living ferns,club mosses,and scouring rushes were common in environments termed coal swamps during the ________ Period.

During the Cenozoic Era,most large-bodied terrestrial animals inhabiting regions of temperate climate have been ________.

The fossil fish Tiktaalik made headlines in 2005 because it ________.

The oldest terrestrial insect fossils are found in rocks from the ________ Period.

Stromatolites are layered structures produced by the activity of ________.

The late Proterozoic Grenville orogeny is an event related to ________.

Convergence along the western margin of North America during the Cenozoic gave way to rifting forces that created the characteristic topography of the ________.

The first terrestrial vertebrates (with an amphibian life cycle)are represented by fossils that are Late ________ in age.

The Miocene Epoch saw the spread of which new vegetative zone?

The Western Interior Seaway reached its greatest level of continental inundation during the ________ Period.

Rodinia and Pangaea are supercontinents that assembled during the ________ and ________,respectively.

Cosmology and the Birth of Earth

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Drifting Continents and Spreading Seas

The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics

Patterns in Nature: Minerals

Up From the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rocks

Pages of Earths Past: Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism: a Process of Change

The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions

A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes

Crags,cracks,and Crumples: Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

Deep Time: How Old Is Old

Squeezing Power From a Stone: Energy Resources

Riches in Rock: Mineral Resources

Unsafe Ground: Landslides and Other Mass Movements

Streams and Floods: the Geology of Running Water

Restless Realm: Oceans and Coasts

A Hidden Reserve: Groundwater

An Envelope of Gas: Earths Atmosphere and Climate

Dry Regions: the Geology of Deserts

Amazing Ice: Glaciers and Ice Ages

Global Change in the Earth System

Introducing Rocks

a Surface Veneer: Sediments and Soils

the Rock Cycle in the Earth System

the Earths Interior, revisited: Seismic Layering, gravity, and the Magnetic Field

Memories of Past Life: Fossils and Evolution

Ever-Changing Landscapes and the Hydrologic Cycle

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