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Geologic Time: Geologic Events
Test Description: Review of Geologic events
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The major geologic event of the Cenozoic Era was the
A
formation of Pangaea
B
break-up of Pangaea
C
advance retreat of glaciers during the ice ages
D
Earth's first oceans
2) During the PreCambrian geologists believe that Earth's first oceans
A
formed as volcanoes ejected gases on the new surface
B
arrived in the rocks that formed Earth
C
formed from meteorites containing water hitting Earth
D
were already present on Earth
3) An orogeny is even that
A
forms a new species of life
B
makes a species go extinct
C
forms a new atmosphere
D
builds a mountain
4) The first super continent that led to Snowball earth was
A
Honorara
B
Siluria
C
Rodinia
D
Pangaea
5) During the Paleozoic Era of life most of Earth's continents
A
were close to the north pole
B
were separated by vast oceans
C
were pushed deep into the earth's mantle
D
were close to the equator
6) The retreating ice left piles of rocks and smaller sediments that formed
A
Eurasia
B
Long Island and Cape Cod
C
Iceland
D
the Atlantic Ocean
7) The science of shifting continents and moving oceans is
A
Biology
B
Plate tectonics
C
Astronomy
D
Meteorology
8) Which of the following mountains DO NOT exist in New York state?
A
Taconic
B
Catskills
C
Adirondacks
D
Rockies
9) The oldest mountain ranges are
A
smooth and rounded, with lots of vegetation growing
B
sharp and jagged rocks
C
tallest, still growing and no plants grow there
D
unchanged by the forces of Earth
10) The rocks of the Adirondack mountains are
A
sedimentary
B
igneous
C
metamorphic
D
not made of minerals
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