Question 1

Land animals first appeared in the

Accepted Answer

A) Cenozoic Era. 
B) Mesozoic Era. 
C) Paleozoic Era. 
D) late Precambrian. 
A) Cenozoic Era. 
B) Mesozoic Era. 
C) Paleozoic Era. 
D) late Precambrian.

Question 2

The principle of uniform change is credited to

Accepted Answer

A) Charles Lyell. 
B) Charles Darwin. 
C) Abraham Werner. 
D) Bishop Ussher. 
A) Charles Lyell. 
B) Charles Darwin. 
C) Abraham Werner. 
D) Bishop Ussher.

Question 3

The Neanderthals

Accepted Answer

A) were less than a meter tall and had grapefruit-sized skulls. 
B) died out before modern humans had evolved. 
C) never lived in the same regions as modern humans. 
D) provided a few percent of the genomes of people with European or Asian ancestry. 
A) were less than a meter tall and had grapefruit-sized skulls. 
B) died out before modern humans had evolved. 
C) never lived in the same regions as modern humans. 
D) provided a few percent of the genomes of people with European or Asian ancestry.

Question 4

Large-scale biological extinctions can be caused by

Accepted Answer

A) volcanic activity. 
B) tectonic activity. 
C) asteroid impacts. 
D) All of these choices. 
A) volcanic activity. 
B) tectonic activity. 
C) asteroid impacts. 
D) All of these choices.

Question 5

Scientific observation does not support

Accepted Answer

A) the principle of uniform change. 
B) Darwin's theory of evolution. 
C) plate tectonics. 
D) the origin of the earth in 4004 B.C. 
A) the principle of uniform change. 
B) Darwin's theory of evolution. 
C) plate tectonics. 
D) the origin of the earth in 4004 B.C.

Question 6

Gondwana did not contain

Accepted Answer

A) North America. 
B) South America. 
C) Africa. 
D) Australia. 
A) North America. 
B) South America. 
C) Africa. 
D) Australia.

Question 7

Modern humans

Accepted Answer

A) descended from Neanderthals. 
B) descended from chimpanzees. 
C) share a common ancestor with chimpanzees. 
D) share less than 50 percent of their DNA with other species. 
A) descended from Neanderthals. 
B) descended from chimpanzees. 
C) share a common ancestor with chimpanzees. 
D) share less than 50 percent of their DNA with other species.

Question 8

The theory of evolution is credited to

Accepted Answer

A) Charles Lyell. 
B) Charles Darwin. 
C) Abraham Werner. 
D) Bishop Ussher. 
A) Charles Lyell. 
B) Charles Darwin. 
C) Abraham Werner. 
D) Bishop Ussher.

Question 9

The dinosaurs disappeared at the end of

Accepted Answer

A) Precambrian time. 
B) the Paleozoic era. 
C) the Mesozoic era. 
D) the Cenozoic era. 
A) Precambrian time. 
B) the Paleozoic era. 
C) the Mesozoic era. 
D) the Cenozoic era.

Question 10

The age of the oldest rocks that have been dated is about

Accepted Answer

A) 4 million years. 
B) 50 million years. 
C) 1 billion years. 
D) 4 billion years. 
A) 4 million years. 
B) 50 million years. 
C) 1 billion years. 
D) 4 billion years.

Question 11

Large exposures of Precambrian rocks are found in

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

If present trends continue,

Accepted Answer

A) California will be detached from the rest of North America. 
B) the Atlantic Ocean will become narrower. 
C) the Pacific Ocean will become wider. 
D) the West Indies will sink below the ocean surface. 
A) California will be detached from the rest of North America. 
B) the Atlantic Ocean will become narrower. 
C) the Pacific Ocean will become wider. 
D) the West Indies will sink below the ocean surface.

Question 13

The layer of soft rock under the lithosphere is called the

Accepted Answer

A) stratosphere. 
B) thermosphere. 
C) asthenosphere. 
D) mantle. 
A) stratosphere. 
B) thermosphere. 
C) asthenosphere. 
D) mantle.

Land animals first appeared in the

The principle of uniform change is credited to

The Neanderthals

Large-scale biological extinctions can be caused by

Scientific observation does not support

Gondwana did not contain

Modern humans

The theory of evolution is credited to

The dinosaurs disappeared at the end of

The age of the oldest rocks that have been dated is about

Large exposures of Precambrian rocks are found in

If present trends continue,

The layer of soft rock under the lithosphere is called the

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Exam 16: The Evolving Earth

Land animals first appeared in the

The principle of uniform change is credited to

The Neanderthals

Large-scale biological extinctions can be caused by

Scientific observation does not support

Gondwana did not contain

Modern humans

The theory of evolution is credited to

The dinosaurs disappeared at the end of

The age of the oldest rocks that have been dated is about

Large exposures of Precambrian rocks are found in

If present trends continue,

The layer of soft rock under the lithosphere is called the

The Scientific Method

Motion

Energy

Energy and the Future

Matter and Heat

Electricity and Magnetism

Waves

The Nucleus

The Atom

The Periodic Law

Crystals, Ions, and Solutions

Chemical Reactions

Organic Chemistry

Atmosphere and Hydrosphere

The Rock Cycle

The Solar System

The Stars

The Universe

Filters