Question 1

Conditions for the preservation of fossils are best fulfilled

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A) in the desert. 
B) on the floors of shallow seas. 
C) on ocean floors. 
D) on river beds. 
A) in the desert. 
B) on the floors of shallow seas. 
C) on ocean floors. 
D) on river beds. B

Question 2

Radiocarbon dating is limited to the remains of plants and animals that died no longer ago than about

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A) 100 years. 
B) 5700 years. 
C) 40,000 years. 
D) 1,000,000 years. 
A) 100 years. 
B) 5700 years. 
C) 40,000 years. 
D) 1,000,000 years. C

Question 3

During the Cenozoic era

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A) Laurasia and Gondwana split into today's continents. 
B) lithospheric plates stopped moving. 
C) shallow seas covered most of the continents. 
D) mammals became the dominant form of animal life. 
A) Laurasia and Gondwana split into today's continents. 
B) lithospheric plates stopped moving. 
C) shallow seas covered most of the continents. 
D) mammals became the dominant form of animal life. D

Question 4

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 5

The boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other is called a

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A) normal fault. 
B) transform fault. 
C) syncline. 
D) subduction zone. 
A) normal fault. 
B) transform fault. 
C) syncline. 
D) subduction zone.

Question 6

The dinosaurs

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A) were reptiles. 
B) were giant mammals. 
C) disappeared gradually over a long period of time. 
D) still existed when the early humans appeared. 
A) were reptiles. 
B) were giant mammals. 
C) disappeared gradually over a long period of time. 
D) still existed when the early humans appeared.

Question 7

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.

Question 8

The San Andreas Fault in California is the result of the Pacific plate moving

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A) toward the North American plate. 
B) away from the North American plate. 
C) vertically upward with respect to the North American plate. 
D) parallel to the North American plate. 
A) toward the North American plate. 
B) away from the North American plate. 
C) vertically upward with respect to the North American plate. 
D) parallel to the North American plate.

Question 9

Gondwana did not contain

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A) North America. 
B) South America. 
C) Africa. 
D) Australia. 
A) North America. 
B) South America. 
C) Africa. 
D) Australia.

Question 10

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 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

The oldest division of geologic time is

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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

Living things have been present on the earth

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A) only in the most recent geological era. 
B) only since Pangaea split into Laurasia and Gondwana. 
C) for most of its existence. 
D) for all of its existence. 
A) only in the most recent geological era. 
B) only since Pangaea split into Laurasia and Gondwana. 
C) for most of its existence. 
D) for all of its existence.

Question 14

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 15

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 16

Paleozoic rocks are noteworthy for the presence of

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A) dinosaur fossils. 
B) fossils of early humans. 
C) coal deposits. 
D) radiocarbon deposits. 
A) dinosaur fossils. 
B) fossils of early humans. 
C) coal deposits. 
D) radiocarbon deposits.

Question 17

Pangaea split into Laurasia and Gondwana during

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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 18

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 19

Most volcanoes are found

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A) where continental plates collide with each other. 
B) in the interior of continents. 
C) along subduction zones where oceanic plates move under continental plates. 
D) along transform faults where the edges of two plates slide past each other. 
A) where continental plates collide with each other. 
B) in the interior of continents. 
C) along subduction zones where oceanic plates move under continental plates. 
D) along transform faults where the edges of two plates slide past each other.

Question 20

In general, ancient forms of life are

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A) simpler than those of today. 
B) more complex than those of today. 
C) about the same in complexity as those of today, although different. 
D) similar to those of today. 
A) simpler than those of today. 
B) more complex than those of today. 
C) about the same in complexity as those of today, although different. 
D) similar to those of today.

Conditions for the preservation of fossils are best fulfilled

Radiocarbon dating is limited to the remains of plants and animals that died no longer ago than about

During the Cenozoic era

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

The boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other is called a

The dinosaurs

The youngest of the following mountain ranges is the

The San Andreas Fault in California is the result of the Pacific plate moving

Gondwana did not contain

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

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

The oldest division of geologic time is

Living things have been present on the earth

Relative to the ocean floors, the continents are

Birds are descended from

Paleozoic rocks are noteworthy for the presence of

Pangaea split into Laurasia and Gondwana during

Classed as mammals are

Most volcanoes are found

In general, ancient forms of life are

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Conditions for the preservation of fossils are best fulfilled

Radiocarbon dating is limited to the remains of plants and animals that died no longer ago than about

During the Cenozoic era

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

The boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other is called a

The dinosaurs

The youngest of the following mountain ranges is the

The San Andreas Fault in California is the result of the Pacific plate moving

Gondwana did not contain

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

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

The oldest division of geologic time is

Living things have been present on the earth

Relative to the ocean floors, the continents are

Birds are descended from

Paleozoic rocks are noteworthy for the presence of

Pangaea split into Laurasia and Gondwana during

Classed as mammals are

Most volcanoes are found

In general, ancient forms of life are

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

Universe

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