Description : On the Phanerozoic (pron: fan-eh-reh-zO-ik) Time Scale, which of the following geologic periods occurred approximately 225 to 280 million years ago? Is it: w) Jurassic x) Permian y) Carboniferous z) Silurian
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- PERMIAN
Description : On the Phanerozoic (pron: fan-eh-reh-zO-ik) time scale, which of the following geologic periods occurred approximately 500 to 570 million years ago? Is it: w) Cambrian x) Ordovician (pron: ord-eh-vish-en) y) Carboniferous z) Silurian
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- CAMBRIAN
Description : On the Phanerozoic time scale, which of the following geologic periods occurred approximately 65 to 136 million years ago? Is it: w) Cambrian x) Ordovician y) Carboniferous z) Cretaceous
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- CRETACEOUS
Description : The Miocene, Eocene and Paleocene epoches belong t what geologic period on the Phanerozoic Time Scale? Is it the: w) Devonian x) Permian y) Triassic (pron: try-as-ick) z) Tertiary
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- TERTIARY
Description : Of the following four geologic periods, which is the most recent? w) Devonian x) Silurian y) Permian z) Jurassic
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- JURASSIC
Description : Of the following four geologic periods, which is the oldest? w) Devonian x) Silurian y) Permian z) Jurassic
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- SILURIAN
Description : Recent discoveries of ancient cratering near the Yucatan Peninsula support the theory that a meteor or cometary impact may have resulted in mass extinctions of species on Earth about 65 million years ago. ... is that impact thought to have occurred? w) Permian x) Triassic y) Jurassic z) Cretaceous
Description : The emergence of land plants is generally accepted as occurring during what period on the geologic time scale: w) Cretaceous x) Triassic y) Permian z) Silurian
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- SILURIAN
Description : Which of the following is the oldest period of tim lasting from the beginnings of the earth to approximately 570 million year ago? w) Precambrian x) Pleistocene (pron: ply-sto-sin) y) Miocene (pron: my-o-sin) z) Jurassic
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- PRECAMBRIAN
Description : Which geologic period does not belong in the Mesozoic era? w) Permian x) Cretaceous y) Triassic z) Jurassic
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- PERMIAN
Description : Which of the following time periods includes part of the geologic range of dinosaurs? w) Mississippian x) Devonian y) Jurassic z) none of the above
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- JURASSIC
Description : The disappearance of the dinosaurs also marks the end of which geological era? w) Precambrian x) Cambrian y) Mesozoic (pron: mez-ah-zo-ik) z) Cenozoic (pron: see-nah-zo-ik)
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- MESOZOIC
Description : A lake or pond community is also known as a: w) pelagic community (pron: pe-laj-ick) x) benthic community (pron: ben-thick) y) lentic community (pron: len-tick) z) lotic community (pron: lot-ick)
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- LENTIC COMMUNITY
Description : An open-ocean community is also called a: w) pelagic community (pron: pe-laj-ick) x) benthic community (pron: ben-thik) y) lentic community (pron: len-tick) z) lotic community (pron: lot-ick)
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- PELAGIC COMMUNITY
Description : Which of the following time periods describes the age of the coal deposits of the Eastern United States? w) Jurassic and Cambrian x) Mississippian and Pennsylvanian y) Pliocene and Miocene z) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- MISSISSIPPIAN AND PENNSYLVANIAN
Description : Pedocal (pron: ped-eh-kal) soils are usually found to have developed in: w) forests x) swamps y) grasslands z) jungles
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- GRASSLANDS
Description : During which period, in the earth's history, did MOST dinosaurs become extinct? w) Carboniferous x) Cretaceous y) Quaternary z) Triassic
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- CRETACEOUS
Description : Apatite is what number on Moh's (pron: moes: rhyme with toes) hardness scale? w) 1 x) 3 y) 5 z) 7
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 5
Description : A geologic feature called a kimberlite indicates the possibility of thepresence of which of the following? w) rubies x) diamonds y) sapphires z) opals
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- DIAMONDS
Description : Azo (pron: A-zo) Compounds characteristically are compounds containing the group: w) C2 x) N2 y) O2 z) Cl2
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- N2 (N = N)
Description : Large streams that enter a standing body of water produce which of the following geological features at their mouths? w) deltas x) load casts y) anticlines z) sync (pron: sink)
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- DELTAS
Description : Cordaites (pron: kor-day-i-tees) were the ancestor of one of the following. Were they primitive: w) amphibians x) cone-bearing trees y) snakes z) sharks
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- CONE-BEARING TREES
Description : An igneous rock which is commonly black, has a glassy texture, and has a conchoidal (pron: kong-koid-al) fracture is whic of the following? w) pelite (pron: pel-ite) x) calcite y) obsidian z) none of the above
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- OBSIDIAN
Description : On a topographic map, lines that indicate water depth are termed: w) isogonic lines (pron: eye-seh-gone-ik) x) bathymetric lines (pron: bath-i-meh-trik) y) isopachs z) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- BATHYMETRIC LINES
Description : Which of the following minerals is a source of copper? w) Bauxite (pron: box-ite) x) Hematite y) Malachite z) Galena
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- MALACHITE
Description : Deposits that form when the ice in a glacier melts are called: w) drifts x) dunes y) veins z) cirques (pron: serks)
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- DRIFTS
Description : Igneous rocks that form from magma are known as: w) minerals x) granite y) intrusive rocks z) gneiss (pron: nice)
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- INTRUSIVE ROCKS
Description : Which of the following minerals is NOT a silicate? w) orthoclase x) muscovite y) augite (pron: aw-jIt) z) magnetite
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- MAGNETITE
Description : Fine parallel lines, or striations, are most likel to be seen on a cleavage surface of which of the following minerals? w) quartz x) orthoclase y) hornblende z) plagioclase (pron: play-gee-o-klase)
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- PLAGIOCLASE
Description : In geological studies, arkose contains which of th following minerals which gives it a reddish color? w) orthoclase x) calcite y) aragonite (pron: a-rag-o-nite) z) quartz
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- ORTHOCLASE
Description : Which of the following terms is used to describe the appearance of a mineral in transmitted light? Is it: w) diaphaneity (pron: die-ah-fah-na-ah-tee) x) translucence y) opaqueness z) porosity
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- DIAPHANEITY
Description : The earth's climate has been warming since the las glacial period which ended about how many years ago? w) 1,000 to 2,000 years ago x) 10,000 to 20,000 years ago y) 100,000 to 200,000 years ago z) 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 years ago
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 10,000 TO 20,000 YEARS AGO
Description : If all the Earth's ice melted, the increase in sea level would be approximately: w) 100 meters x) 2 meters y) 70 meters z) 20 meters
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 70 METERS
Description : The horse latitude which occurs at approximately 30o - 35o north is also known as the: w) doldrums x) calms of Cancer y) calms of Capricorn z) trough of the Pacific
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- CALMS OF CANCER
Description : Carbon dioxide is an important greenhouse gas. What is the current rate in parts per million per year of atmospheric increase of this gas? w) 0.15 ppm per year (parts per million) x) 1.5 ppm per year y) 15 ppm per year z) 150 ppm per year
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 1.5 PPM PER YEAR
Description : How much of the sun's total radiation actually reaches the earth? Is it one part in w) 2,000 x) 200,000 y) 2 million z) 2 billion
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- ONE PART IN 2 BILLION
Description : Which of the following areas is closest to the total surface area of the earth in square kilometers? w) 500 million x) 500 billion y) 500 thousand z) 5 billion
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- 500 MILLION
Description : The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is in the range of: w) 1-10 parts per million x) 10-100 parts per million y) 100-1000 parts per million z) 1000-10,000 parts per million
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 100-1000 PARTS PER MILLION (the exact number is 350 ppm as of the time of this article)
Description : What is the primary CONSTITUENT of human bones? w) Calcium sulfate x) Calcium carbonate y) Hydroxyapatite (pron: high-drox-ee-ap-eh-tite) z) Chloroapatite (pron: klor-o-ap-eh-tite)
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- HYDROXYAPATITE
Description : The loss of water of crystallization from a hydrat when exposed to air is termed: w) efflorescence (pron: eh-floor-es-ence) x) deliquescence (pron: del-i-kwes-ence) y) quiescence (pron: kwi-es-ence) z) anhydrogenation
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- EFFLORESCENCE
Description : Which one of the following is NOT a vitamin? w) ascorbic acid x) niacin (pron: nI-eh-sen) y) trypsin (pron: trip-sen) z) riboflavin (pron: rye-bow-fla-vin)
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- TRYPSIN
Description : The per capita birth rate of a population is known as its: w) mortality x) natality (pron: nay-tal-eh-ty) y) population density z) carrying capacity
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- NATALITY
Description : On the Richter scale, a magnitude 6 earthquake is how much larger than a magnitude 4 earthquake? w) 1.5 times x) 4 times y) 15 times z) 100 times
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- 100 TIMES
Description : The most powerful earthquake ever recorded in North America had a Richter scale magnitude closest to w) 6.5 x) 7.5 y) 8.5 z) 9.5
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 8.5
Description : Orthoclase is what number on Moh's hardness scale? w) 4 x) 5 y) 6 z) 7
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 6
Description : Fluorite is what number on Moh's hardness scale? w) 1 x) 2 y) 3 z) 4
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- 4
Description : Which of the following number of years best approximates the length of time since the last ice age in the United States? w) 1,000,000 x) 1,000 y) 11,000 z) 250,000
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 11,000
Description : Biomass energy is w) formed through photosynthesis x) caused by heat due to the large mass of the Earth y) has been used for only a few years z) the predominant source of commercial heat energy in the northern regions of the United States
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- FORMED THROUGH PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Description : What is the name of the white clay which has been used for thousands of years in the fabrication of ceramic bodies? Is it: w) Talc x) Kaolin y) Feldspar z) Quartz
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- KAOLIN
Description : The tendency of a plant to grow toward light is called: a) photosynthesis b) photoinduction c) phototropism (pron: fo-tot-row-piz-em) d) photolysis (pron: fo-tol-eh-sis)
Last Answer : ANSWER: C -- PHOTOTROPISM