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The major geologic event of the Cenozoic Era was the
a) advance retreat of glaciers during the ice ages
b) formation of Pangaea
c) break-up of Pangaea
d) Earth's first oceans

During the PreCambrian geologists believe that Earth's first oceans
a) formed from meteorites containing water hitting Earth
b) were already present on Earth
c) arrived in the rocks that formed Earth
d) formed as volcanoes ejected gases on the new surface

An orogeny is even that
a) builds a mountain
b) makes a species go extinct
c) forms a new species of life
d) forms a new atmosphere

The first super continent that led to Snowball earth was
a) Rodinia
b) Pangaea
c) Siluria
d) Honorara

During the Paleozoic Era of life most of Earth's continents
a) were close to the equator
b) were close to the north pole
c) were separated by vast oceans
d) were pushed deep into the earth's mantle

The retreating ice left piles of rocks and smaller sediments that formed
a) Long Island and Cape Cod
b) Eurasia
c) Iceland
d) the Atlantic Ocean

The science of shifting continents and moving oceans is
a) Plate tectonics
b) Meteorology
c) Astronomy
d) Biology

Which of the following mountains DO NOT exist in New York state?
a) Rockies
b) Catskills
c) Adirondacks
d) Taconic

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

The rocks of the Adirondack mountains are
a) metamorphic
b) sedimentary
c) igneous
d) not made of minerals

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