Question 1

Earth is approximately how old?

Accepted Answer

A) 15 billion years 
B) 4.57 billion years 
C) 40 million years 
D) 6,000 years 
A) 15 billion years 
B) 4.57 billion years 
C) 40 million years 
D) 6,000 years

Question 2

Which flying reptiles,first appearing during the Triassic,were the earliest flying vertebrates?

Accepted Answer

A) birds 
B) aerogekkos 
C) pterosaurs 
D) phytosaurs 
A) birds 
B) aerogekkos 
C) pterosaurs 
D) phytosaurs

Question 3

The Himalayas were produced by the collision of ____________ with southern Asia during the Cenozoic.

Accepted Answer

A) India 
B) Australia 
C) Africa 
D) South America 
A) India 
B) Australia 
C) Africa 
D) South America

Question 4

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 5

Geographically,a shield and surrounding platform together are ____________.

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

A crustal rock dated to 150 Ma is how old?

Accepted Answer

A) 150 thousand years 
B) 150 million years 
C) 150 billion years 
D) 150 zillion years 
A) 150 thousand years 
B) 150 million years 
C) 150 billion years 
D) 150 zillion years

Question 7

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

Question 8

Which gas found in today's atmosphere was absent in the Hadean's and Archean's?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

When did the human genus,Homo,first appear on Earth?

Accepted Answer

A) 200 million years ago 
B) 2.4 million years ago 
C) 100,000 years ago 
D) 10,000 years ago 
A) 200 million years ago 
B) 2.4 million years ago 
C) 100,000 years ago 
D) 10,000 years ago

Question 10

The Chicxulub crater is located in 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 11

The late Proterozoic Grenville orogen 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 12

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 13

Permian,Triassic,and Jurassic forests were dominated by large ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) angiosperms (flowering plants) 
B) mosses 
C) conifers and cycads 
D) club mosses and scouring rushes 
A) angiosperms (flowering plants) 
B) mosses 
C) conifers and cycads 
D) club mosses and scouring rushes

Question 14

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 15

Once an ancient mountain range is destroyed by erosion,it leaves no detectable record,and therefore geologists can never learn of its past existence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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 17

A crustal rock dated to 150 Ka is how old?

Accepted Answer

A) 150 thousand years 
B) 150 million years 
C) 150 billion years 
D) 150 zillion years 
A) 150 thousand years 
B) 150 million years 
C) 150 billion years 
D) 150 zillion years

Earth is approximately how old?

Which flying reptiles,first appearing during the Triassic,were the earliest flying vertebrates?

The Himalayas were produced by the collision of ____________ with southern Asia during the Cenozoic.

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

Geographically,a shield and surrounding platform together are ____________.

A crustal rock dated to 150 Ma is how old?

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

Which gas found in today's atmosphere was absent in the Hadean's and Archean's?

When did the human genus,Homo,first appear on Earth?

The Chicxulub crater is located in which continent?

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

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

Permian,Triassic,and Jurassic forests were dominated by large ____________.

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

Once an ancient mountain range is destroyed by erosion,it leaves no detectable record,and therefore geologists can never learn of its past existence.

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

A crustal rock dated to 150 Ka is how old?

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 Rock

Pages of Earths Past: Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism: A Process of Change

The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions

A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes

Cracks, crags, 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 Settings: the Geology of Deserts

Amazing Ice: Glaciers and Ice Ages

Global Change in the Earth System

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Exam 13: A Biography of Earth

Earth is approximately how old?

Which flying reptiles,first appearing during the Triassic,were the earliest flying vertebrates?

The Himalayas were produced by the collision of ____________ with southern Asia during the Cenozoic.

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

Geographically,a shield and surrounding platform together are ____________.

A crustal rock dated to 150 Ma is how old?

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

Which gas found in today's atmosphere was absent in the Hadean's and Archean's?

When did the human genus,Homo,first appear on Earth?

The Chicxulub crater is located in which continent?

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

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

Permian,Triassic,and Jurassic forests were dominated by large ____________.

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

Once an ancient mountain range is destroyed by erosion,it leaves no detectable record,and therefore geologists can never learn of its past existence.

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

A crustal rock dated to 150 Ka is how old?

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 Rock

Pages of Earths Past: Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism: A Process of Change

The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions

A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes

Cracks, crags, 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 Settings: the Geology of Deserts

Amazing Ice: Glaciers and Ice Ages

Global Change in the Earth System

Filters

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