Question 1

Because of the large amount of weight in a glacial mass, the crust of Earth may ____.

Accepted Answer

A) remain stationary 
B) rebound or uplift 
C) subside 
D) collapse into the mantle 
E) melt 
A) remain stationary 
B) rebound or uplift 
C) subside 
D) collapse into the mantle 
E) melt C

Question 2

Since the appearance of Cro-Magnon, what has been the major area of human evolution?

Accepted Answer

Human evolution since Cro-Magnon has been related to cultural changes rather than physical changes.

Question 3

The evolution of the horse involved major changes from Hyracotherium, including increase in size and development of one toe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Homo habilis coexisted with _____ for approximately 200,000 years.

Accepted Answer

A) Homo sapiens 
B) Australopithecus sediba 
C) Australopithecus robustus 
D) Australopithecus afarensis 
E) Australopithecus anamensis 
A) Homo sapiens 
B) Australopithecus sediba 
C) Australopithecus robustus 
D) Australopithecus afarensis 
E) Australopithecus anamensis

Question 5

How did the Cenozoic conditions of eastern and western North America differ?

Accepted Answer

The east was dominated by eros

Question 6

At the height of the Great Ice Age, the present desert regions of southwestern United States ____.

Accepted Answer

A) were covered with continental ice sheets 
B) were drier than modern day conditions 
C) had large lakes form in intermontane basins 
D) were tropical rainforest environments 
E) were covered with valley glaciers 
A) were covered with continental ice sheets 
B) were drier than modern day conditions 
C) had large lakes form in intermontane basins 
D) were tropical rainforest environments 
E) were covered with valley glaciers

Question 7

The geologic province caused by the collision of India with Asia is known as the Alpine-Himalayan Orogenic Belt.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Evaporation of pluvial lakes formed thick sand and gravel deposits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Tertiary reservoirs of the Gulf Coastal Plain and southern California are important in U.S. petroleum production.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

There is evidence to suggest that the world's global cooling trend began in the Eocene and continued through the Pleistocene.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The evolution of _____ is well recorded in the fossil record.

Accepted Answer

A) horses 
B) camels 
C) elephants 
D) rhinoceroses 
E) dogs 
A) horses 
B) camels 
C) elephants 
D) rhinoceroses 
E) dogs

Question 12

The first of the hominids to make major migrations was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The first of the hominids to make...

Question 13

What are the Columbia River basalts and what is their origin?

Accepted Answer

The Columbia River basalts are

Question 14

The eastern North America during the Cenozoic can best be described as a(n)____.

Accepted Answer

A) active orogenic belt 
B) area of uplift and erosion 
C) active volcanic region 
D) flat eroded plain 
E) major marine basin 
A) active orogenic belt 
B) area of uplift and erosion 
C) active volcanic region 
D) flat eroded plain 
E) major marine basin

Question 15

Geologists know more about Cenozoic Earth and life history than about any other era of geologic time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The Pleistocene Epoch is best known for _____.

Accepted Answer

A) widespread volcanism 
B) pluvial lakes 
C) evolution of Homo sapiens 
D) widespread glaciation 
E) tectonic activity 
A) widespread volcanism 
B) pluvial lakes 
C) evolution of Homo sapiens 
D) widespread glaciation 
E) tectonic activity

Question 17

Mammals that lay eggs are called ____________________ mammals.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Mammals that lay eggs are called ____________________...

Question 18

The oldest hominids belong to the genus Homo .

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which group did the extinction at the end of the Pleistocene most affect?

Accepted Answer

A) only marine organisms 
B) terrestrial mammals weighing more than 40 Kg 
C) terrestrial mammals weighing less than 40 Kg 
D) marine mammals weighing more than 40 Kg 
E) all mammal groups equally 
A) only marine organisms 
B) terrestrial mammals weighing more than 40 Kg 
C) terrestrial mammals weighing less than 40 Kg 
D) marine mammals weighing more than 40 Kg 
E) all mammal groups equally

Question 20

_____ became the dominant reef-builders in the Cenozoic seas.

Accepted Answer

A) Rudists 
B) Mollusks 
C) Corals 
D) Crinoids 
E) Brachiopods 
A) Rudists 
B) Mollusks 
C) Corals 
D) Crinoids 
E) Brachiopods

Exam 23: Cenozoic Earth and Life History

Because of the large amount of weight in a glacial mass, the crust of Earth may ____.

Since the appearance of Cro-Magnon, what has been the major area of human evolution?

The evolution of the horse involved major changes from Hyracotherium, including increase in size and development of one toe.

Homo habilis coexisted with _____ for approximately 200,000 years.

How did the Cenozoic conditions of eastern and western North America differ?

At the height of the Great Ice Age, the present desert regions of southwestern United States ____.

The geologic province caused by the collision of India with Asia is known as the Alpine-Himalayan Orogenic Belt.

Evaporation of pluvial lakes formed thick sand and gravel deposits.

Tertiary reservoirs of the Gulf Coastal Plain and southern California are important in U.S. petroleum production.

There is evidence to suggest that the world's global cooling trend began in the Eocene and continued through the Pleistocene.

The evolution of _____ is well recorded in the fossil record.

The first of the hominids to make major migrations was ____________________.

What are the Columbia River basalts and what is their origin?

The eastern North America during the Cenozoic can best be described as a(n)____.

Geologists know more about Cenozoic Earth and life history than about any other era of geologic time.

The Pleistocene Epoch is best known for _____.

Mammals that lay eggs are called ____________________ mammals.

The oldest hominids belong to the genus Homo .

Which group did the extinction at the end of the Pleistocene most affect?

_____ became the dominant reef-builders in the Cenozoic seas.

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Minerals: The Building Blocks of Rocks

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Earthquakes and Earthapos;s Interior

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The Work of Wind and Deserts

Oceans, Shorelines, and Shoreline Processes

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