Mesozoic Era

Which of the following orogenies was not on the west coast of North America in the Mesozoic?

• Laramide

• Sevier

• Taconian

• Nevadan

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Where can the rocks which were part of the Nevadan Orogeny be found?

• Oregon & California

• Utah & Nevada

• Washington & Idaho

• Montana & Wyoming

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The three time periods of the Mesozoic are, from oldest to youngest:

• Triassic, Cretaceous, Jurassic

• Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous

• Cretaceous, Triassic, Jurassic

• Jurassic, Triassic, Cretaceous

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The collision of an island arc with the western margin of North America in the Permian (late Paleozoic)/early Triassic was called the?

• Antler orogeny

• Cordilleran orogeny

• Sonoma orogeny

• Taconic orogeny

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In the early Mesozoic, the western margin of North America underwent a transition from a(n) _______ margin to a _______-_______ _______ plate boundary.

• active, continental-continental convergent

• passive, continental-continental convergent

• passive, oceanic-continental convergent

• active, continental-continental convergent

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What made the Sevier orogeny different than the Nevadan?

• The Sevier orogeny was further east.

• The Sevier orogeny was shorter.

• The Sevier orogeny was more localized.

• The Sevier orogeny had more magmatism.

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The three main west coast Mesozoic orogenies, in order from oldest to youngest, are?

• Nevadan, Sevier, Laramide

• Sevier, Nevadan, Laramide

• Sevier, Laramide, Nevadan

• Laramide, Sevier, Nevadan

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The Sevier orogeny was characterized by:

• extensive volcanism

• rifting

• folding and thrust faulting

• fault-block mountain ranges

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During the Mesozoic, this margin of North America grew substantially by the accumulation of terranes:

• East coast

• Gulf coast

• West Coast

• North Coast

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The rise of sea level during the Cretaceous was related to the expansion of the ocean crust due to accelerated sea-floor spreading in the Pacific, as well as higher temperatures and melting ice.

• True

• False

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