Cumulative Exam Review

In which era did mammals emerge?

• Cenozoic

• Mesozoic

• Paleozoic

• Precambrian

Which is a difference between the Paleozoic and Mesozoic era?

• Animals lived in the water during the Mesozoic and on land in the Paleozoic.

• The first birds emerged in the Paleozoic era while mammals first emerged in the Mesozoic.

• Many different species of dinosaurs lived in the Mesozoic, but they all died off in the Paleozoic.

• Animal complexity increased during the Paleozoic while the first flowering plants appeared in the Mesozoic era.

By which mechanism does older oceanic rock move at a ridge?

• Magnetic forces move the rock.

• Continents drift and move the rock.

• The ridge subducts and moves the rock.

• New molten material rises and moves the rock.

Which discovery did scientists make at mid-ocean ridges that caused them to conclude that new rock was being formed by molten material?

• magnetic banding

• pillow-shaped rocks

• older rocks farther from the ridge

• rocks with similar characteristics

This is a map that shows hot spots around the world.

Which phrase describes the formation of the Hawaiian Islands?

• formed due to subduction

• formed in the middle of a plate

• formed at a divergent boundary

• formed at a convergent boundary

Which describes pressure during a volcanic eruption?

• Pressure increases as magma rises.

• Pressure traps dissolved gases in magma.

• Pressure increases until the volcano explodes.

• Pressure from rocks above causes new rocks to form.

Which statement describes earthquakes?

• They release energy.

• They are caused by reduced stress in rocks.

• They begin at the epicenter.

• They result from movement on Earth’s surface.

How are S waves and surface waves similar?

• Both arrive after P waves.

• Both compress the ground.

• Both travel through liquids.

• Both produce minimal ground motion.

Which three are formed due to compression?

• syncline, normal fault, and strike-slip fault

• anticline, syncline, and reverse fault

• normal fault, anticline, and strike-slip fault

• reverse fault, strike-slip fault, and syncline

The image shows landforms in Monument Valley, Utah.

Which correctly lists the three features shown in the photo?

• folds, strike-slip faults, and anticlines

• anticlines, synclines, and folds

• synclines, normal faults, and strike-slip faults

• normal faults, folds, and anticlines