Question 1

The most recent interval of Quaternary glaciation gave way to warmer,interglacial conditions ____________ ago.

Accepted Answer

A)  1 million years 
B)  200,000 years 
C)  75,000 years 
D)  11,000 years 
A)  1 million years 
B)  200,000 years 
C)  75,000 years 
D)  11,000 years

Question 2

The late Paleozoic Hercynian orogen is an event related to the____________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Regions on the continents that are experiencing warm climates today have generally experienced colder climates in the past,and vice versa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The Hadean is a time in Earth history when ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the first abundant shelly organisms appear 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 appear 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 5

A fold-thrust belt is ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a low-lying region where Precambrian rocks crop out 
B)  a low-lying region where Precambrian rocks are covered by Phanerozoic sedimentary strata 
C)  a region of compressed rock located behind a volcanic arc at a convergent continental margin 
D)  synonymous with "craton" 
A)  a low-lying region where Precambrian rocks crop out 
B)  a low-lying region where Precambrian rocks are covered by Phanerozoic sedimentary strata 
C)  a region of compressed rock located behind a volcanic arc at a convergent continental margin 
D)  synonymous with "craton"

Question 6

Greenhouse climate on Earth was associated with relatively high atmospheric levels of which gas?

Accepted Answer

A)  nitrogen 
B)  water vapor 
C)  oxygen 
D)  carbon dioxide 
A)  nitrogen 
B)  water vapor 
C)  oxygen 
D)  carbon dioxide

Question 7

The late Proterozoic Grenville orogen is an event related to the ____________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Dinosaurs first appeared during the ____________ period.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

The earliest forests containing woody trees appeared during the ____________.A.late Proterozoic

Accepted Answer

A)  early Paleozoic (in the Ordovician Period) 
B)  middle Paleozoic (in the Devonian Period) 
C)  late Paleozoic (in the Permian Period) 
A)  early Paleozoic (in the Ordovician Period) 
B)  middle Paleozoic (in the Devonian Period) 
C)  late Paleozoic (in the Permian Period)

Question 10

Toward the end of the Archean Eon,____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the first abundant shelly organisms appear 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 appear 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

The most recent interval of Quaternary glaciation gave way to warmer,interglacial conditions ____________ ago.

The late Paleozoic Hercynian orogen is an event related to the____________.

Regions on the continents that are experiencing warm climates today have generally experienced colder climates in the past,and vice versa.

The Hadean is a time in Earth history when ____________.

A fold-thrust belt is ____________.

Greenhouse climate on Earth was associated with relatively high atmospheric levels of which gas?

The late Proterozoic Grenville orogen is an event related to the ____________.

Dinosaurs first appeared during the ____________ period.

The earliest forests containing woody trees appeared during the ____________.A.late Proterozoic

Toward the end of the Archean Eon,____________.

The Earth in Context

The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics

Patterns in Nature: Minerals

Up From the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rocks

The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions

Pages of Earths Past: Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism: a Process of Change

A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes

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

Deep Time: How Old Is Old

Riches in Rock: Energy and Mineral Resources

Unsafe Ground: Landslides and Other Mass Movements

Running Water: the Geology of Streams and Floods

Restless Realm: Oceans and Coasts

A Hidden Reserve: Groundwater

Dry Regions: the Geology of Deserts

Amazing Ice: Glaciers and Ice Ages

Global Change in the Earth System

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Exam 11: A Biography of Earth

The most recent interval of Quaternary glaciation gave way to warmer,interglacial conditions ____________ ago.

The late Paleozoic Hercynian orogen is an event related to the____________.

Regions on the continents that are experiencing warm climates today have generally experienced colder climates in the past,and vice versa.

The Hadean is a time in Earth history when ____________.

A fold-thrust belt is ____________.

Greenhouse climate on Earth was associated with relatively high atmospheric levels of which gas?

The late Proterozoic Grenville orogen is an event related to the ____________.

Dinosaurs first appeared during the ____________ period.

The earliest forests containing woody trees appeared during the ____________.A.late Proterozoic

Toward the end of the Archean Eon,____________.

The Earth in Context

The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics

Patterns in Nature: Minerals

Up From the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rocks

The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions

Pages of Earths Past: Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism: a Process of Change

A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes

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

Deep Time: How Old Is Old

Riches in Rock: Energy and Mineral Resources

Unsafe Ground: Landslides and Other Mass Movements

Running Water: the Geology of Streams and Floods

Restless Realm: Oceans and Coasts

A Hidden Reserve: Groundwater

Dry Regions: the Geology of Deserts

Amazing Ice: Glaciers and Ice Ages

Global Change in the Earth System

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