Question 1

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.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 2

The correct sequence of geologic time divisions from longest to shortest is

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A)   epoch, period, era.
B)   period, epoch, era.
C)   epoch, era, period.
D)   era, period, epoch.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

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.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

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.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

Classed as mammals are which one or more of the following?

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A)   reptiles.
B)   fish.
C)   birds.
D)   human beings.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

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.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Flowering plants first appeared in the

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A)   Cenozoic era.
B)   Mesozoic era.
C)   Paleozoic era.
D)   late Precambrian.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

The Himalayas are the result of

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A)   a giant volcanic eruption.
B)   two oceanic plates colliding.
C)   two continental plates colliding.
D)   an oceanic and a continental plate colliding.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Compared with granitic continental crust, basaltic oceanic crust is

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A)   less dense.
B)   about as dense.
C)   more dense.
D)   Any of these choices could be correct, depending on the location.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Large exposures of Precambrian rocks are found in

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A)   eastern Canada and adjacent parts of the United States.
B)   the Rocky Mountains.
C)   Texas and New Mexico.
D)   the Middle West.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Flowering plants first appeared in the

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

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The Tethys Sea once separated

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