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GEOLOGIC TIMELINE 2
Test Description: NYS Regents questions on geologic time and using pages 2,3,8,9 in ESRT.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Most of the surface bedrock in New York State south of latitude 43° N and west of longitude 75° W was formed during which period?
A
Silurian
B
Cambrian
C
Ordovician
D
Devonian
2) During which time was the majority of the exposed bedrock in New York State deposited?
A
Cenozoic
B
Precambrian
C
Mesozoic
D
Paleozoic
3) In which landscape region would a eurypterid fossil most likely found?
A
Adirondack Mountains
B
Hudson Highlands
C
Erie-Ontario Lowlands
D
Newark Lowlands
4) A Centroceras fossil was found in NYS bedrock. Which other fossil is most likely to be found in the same age bedrock?
A
Elliptocephala
B
Tetragraptus
C
Phacops
D
Coelophysis
5) What is the geologic age sequence of the surface bedrock when traveling from Ithaca, New York, to Watertown, New York?
A
Ordovician, Tertiary, Pleistocene
B
Devonian, Silurian, Ordovician
C
Devonian, Silurian, Cambrian
D
Ordovician, Taconic, Cambrian
6) The surface bedrock of the Tug Hill Plateau landscape region is mostly composed of
A
metamorphic rock of Precambrian age
B
sediments of Pleistocene age
C
igneous rock of Silurian age
D
sedimentary rock of Ordovician age
7) In which New York State landscape region is the gastropod fossil, Maclurites, most likely found in the surface bedrock?
A
Newark Lowlands
B
Adirondack Mountains
C
Tug Hill Plateau
D
Allegheny Plateau
8) An Eospirifer fossil was found in NYS bedrock. Which of the following is a possible latitude and longitude of it's location?
A
43 degrees north, 74 degrees west
B
43 degrees north, 77 degrees west
C
42 degrees north, 76 degrees west
D
44 degrees north, 76 degrees west
9) Only a few dinosaur footprints have ever been found in NYS. Which landscape region must they have been located in?
A
Allegheny Plateau
B
Tug Hill Plateau
C
Adirondack Mountains
D
Newark Lowlands
10) Which index fossil could be found in Rochester, NY?
A
Centrocrinus
B
Coelophysis
C
Elliptocephala
D
Cryptolythus
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