Question 1

The youngest of the following mountain ranges is the

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A) Sierra Nevada. 
B) Rockies. 
C) Appalachians. 
D) Himalayas. 
A) Sierra Nevada. 
B) Rockies. 
C) Appalachians. 
D) Himalayas. D

Question 2

The Tethys Sea once separated

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A) North and South America. 
B) South America and Africa. 
C) Europe and Asia. 
D) Laurasia and Gondwanaland. 
A) North and South America. 
B) South America and Africa. 
C) Europe and Asia. 
D) Laurasia and Gondwanaland. D

Question 3

The oldest rocks in which evidence of life appears are those of

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A) Precambrian time. 
B) the Paleozoic Era. 
C) the Mesozoic Era. 
D) the Cenozoic Era. 
A) Precambrian time. 
B) the Paleozoic Era. 
C) the Mesozoic Era. 
D) the Cenozoic Era. A

Question 4

Birds are descended from

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A) mammals. 
B) dinosaurs. 
C) fish. 
D) insects. 
A) mammals. 
B) dinosaurs. 
C) fish. 
D) insects.

Question 5

The oldest of the following is the

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A) Atlantic Ocean. 
B) Tethys Sea. 
C) Andes. 
D) Himalayas. 
A) Atlantic Ocean. 
B) Tethys Sea. 
C) Andes. 
D) Himalayas.

Question 6

A subduction zone is never

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A) associated with a mountain range. 
B) associated with an island chain. 
C) located at a midocean ridge. 
D) located at a continental margin. 
A) associated with a mountain range. 
B) associated with an island chain. 
C) located at a midocean ridge. 
D) located at a continental margin.

Question 7

Arrange the following animals in the order of their appearance in the geologic record: 1.birds
2)fish
3)reptiles
4)invertebrates

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A) 4, 2, 3, 1. 
B) 3, 1, 2, 4. 
C) 1, 2, 3, 4. 
D) 2, 3, 4, 1. 
A) 4, 2, 3, 1. 
B) 3, 1, 2, 4. 
C) 1, 2, 3, 4. 
D) 2, 3, 4, 1.

Question 8

Relative to the ocean floors, the continents are

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A) much younger. 
B) about the same age. 
C) much older. 
D) Any of these choices could be correct, depending on the ocean and continent. 
A) much younger. 
B) about the same age. 
C) much older. 
D) Any of these choices could be correct, depending on the ocean and continent.

Question 9

Evolution in living things

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A) stopped at the end of Precambrian time. 
B) stopped at the start of the Cenozoic era. 
C) stopped in 4004 B.C. 
D) is continuing today. 
A) stopped at the end of Precambrian time. 
B) stopped at the start of the Cenozoic era. 
C) stopped in 4004 B.C. 
D) is continuing today.

Question 10

The leading explanation for the disappearance of the dinosaurs ascribes it to

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A) an Ice Age. 
B) an asteroid impact. 
C) solar ultraviolet radiation. 
D) hunting by early humans. 
A) an Ice Age. 
B) an asteroid impact. 
C) solar ultraviolet radiation. 
D) hunting by early humans.

Question 11

Each of the following elements has at least one radioactive isotope.Which is not useful in geochronology?

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A) Potassium. 
B) Rubidium. 
C) Uranium. 
D) Plutonium. 
A) Potassium. 
B) Rubidium. 
C) Uranium. 
D) Plutonium.

Question 12

Mammals originated in

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A) Precambrian time. 
B) the Paleozoic era. 
C) the Mesozoic era. 
D) the Cenozoic era. 
A) Precambrian time. 
B) the Paleozoic era. 
C) the Mesozoic era. 
D) the Cenozoic era.

Question 13

It is believed that India

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A) was always part of the Asian landmass. 
B) rose from the Tethys Sea. 
C) was once separated from Asia and later migrated to its present position. 
D) is moving away from the Asian landmass. 
A) was always part of the Asian landmass. 
B) rose from the Tethys Sea. 
C) was once separated from Asia and later migrated to its present position. 
D) is moving away from the Asian landmass.

Question 14

The magnetizations of ocean-floor rocks alternate in direction in strips

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A) parallel to adjacent midocean ridges. 
B) perpendicular to adjacent midocean ridges. 
C) parallel to adjacent continental margins. 
D) perpendicular to adjacent continental margins. 
A) parallel to adjacent midocean ridges. 
B) perpendicular to adjacent midocean ridges. 
C) parallel to adjacent continental margins. 
D) perpendicular to adjacent continental margins.

Question 15

Mammals were the dominant form of life in

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A) the Cenozoic Era. 
B) the Mesozoic Era. 
C) the Paleozoic Era. 
D) Precambrian time. 
A) the Cenozoic Era. 
B) the Mesozoic Era. 
C) the Paleozoic Era. 
D) Precambrian time.

Question 16

Which one of the following is not a fossil?

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A) An insect trapped in amber. 
B) The track of a dinosaur. 
C) A tooth of an extinct species of horse. 
D) Ancient raindrop impressions preserved in shale. 
A) An insect trapped in amber. 
B) The track of a dinosaur. 
C) A tooth of an extinct species of horse. 
D) Ancient raindrop impressions preserved in shale.

Question 17

Classed as mammals are

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A) reptiles. 
B) fish. 
C) birds. 
D) human beings. 
A) reptiles. 
B) fish. 
C) birds. 
D) human beings.

Question 18

During the Pleistocene Epoch

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A) ice sheets covered the entire earth. 
B) there was a single period of widespread glaciation. 
C) there were a number of periods of widespread glaciation. 
D) all animal life became extinct and later began again. 
A) ice sheets covered the entire earth. 
B) there was a single period of widespread glaciation. 
C) there were a number of periods of widespread glaciation. 
D) all animal life became extinct and later began again.

Question 19

Pangaea consisted of

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A) Laurasia and Gondwana. 
B) North and South America. 
C) North America, Greenland, and most of Eurasia. 
D) South America, Africa, Antarctica, India, and Australia. 
A) Laurasia and Gondwana. 
B) North and South America. 
C) North America, Greenland, and most of Eurasia. 
D) South America, Africa, Antarctica, India, and Australia.

Question 20

Laurasia and Gondwanaland broke up in

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A) the Cenozoic Era. 
B) the Mesozoic Era. 
C) the Paleozoic Era. 
D) Precambrian time. 
A) the Cenozoic Era. 
B) the Mesozoic Era. 
C) the Paleozoic Era. 
D) Precambrian time.

The youngest of the following mountain ranges is the

The Tethys Sea once separated

The oldest rocks in which evidence of life appears are those of

Birds are descended from

The oldest of the following is the

A subduction zone is never

Arrange the following animals in the order of their appearance in the geologic record: 1.birds 2)fish 3)reptiles 4)invertebrates

Relative to the ocean floors, the continents are

Evolution in living things

The leading explanation for the disappearance of the dinosaurs ascribes it to

Each of the following elements has at least one radioactive isotope.Which is not useful in geochronology?

Mammals originated in

It is believed that India

The magnetizations of ocean-floor rocks alternate in direction in strips

Mammals were the dominant form of life in

Which one of the following is not a fossil?

Classed as mammals are

During the Pleistocene Epoch

Pangaea consisted of

Laurasia and Gondwanaland broke up in

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The youngest of the following mountain ranges is the

The Tethys Sea once separated

The oldest rocks in which evidence of life appears are those of

Birds are descended from

The oldest of the following is the

A subduction zone is never

Arrange the following animals in the order of their appearance in the geologic record: 1.birds 2)fish 3)reptiles 4)invertebrates

Relative to the ocean floors, the continents are

Evolution in living things

The leading explanation for the disappearance of the dinosaurs ascribes it to

Each of the following elements has at least one radioactive isotope.Which is not useful in geochronology?

Mammals originated in

It is believed that India

The magnetizations of ocean-floor rocks alternate in direction in strips

Mammals were the dominant form of life in

Which one of the following is not a fossil?

Classed as mammals are

During the Pleistocene Epoch

Pangaea consisted of

Laurasia and Gondwanaland broke up in

The Scientific Method

Motion

Energy

Energy and the Future

Matter and Heat

Electricity and Magnetism

Waves

The Nucleus

The Atom

The Periodic Law

Crystals, Ions, and Solutions

Chemical Reactions

Organic Chemistry

Atmosphere and Hydrosphere

The Rock Cycle

The Solar System

The Stars

The Universe

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