Section #: 23.2
The Middle Paleozoic
Practice Test
1.
What event occurs when sea level falls and the shoreline moves seaward?
a.
a regression
b.
a transgression
c.
an active margin
d.
an orogenic event
Hint
2.
When did plants start to colonize land?
a.
Late Holocene
b.
Early Cambrian
c.
Late Devonian
d.
Late Ordovician
Hint
3.
Which of the deposits shown in the figure indicates an area that has always been a marine environment?
a.
A
b.
B
c.
C
d.
all of the above
Hint
4.
What was the most important development of plants during the Devonian?
a.
roots
b.
seeds
c.
food
d.
photosynthesis
Hint
5.
What type of economic deposit can be the indirect result of calcium carbonate reefs?
a.
oil and gold
b.
halite and fossils
c.
pyrite and gypsum
d.
gypsum and halite
Hint
6.
Which plant type did NOT occur during the Devonian Period?
a.
ferns
b.
lycopods
c.
grasses
d.
sphenopsids
Hint
7.
In what tectonic event did Avalonia collide with Laurasia?
a.
Larimide Orogeny
b.
Taconic Orogeny
c.
Acadian Orogeny
d.
Caledonian Orogeny
Hint
8.
A vertical sequence of limestone-shale-sandstone is evidence of __________.
a.
a transgression
b.
a passive margin
c.
a regression
d.
an orogenic event
Hint
9.
What type of water conditions are needed for coral reefs to exist?
a.
cold, clear, deep water
b.
warm, clear, shallow water
c.
cold, muddy, deep water
d.
warm, muddy, shallow water
Hint
10.
What mountain-building event was the result of an ocean-continental collision during the Middle Ordovician?
a.
Taconic Orogeny
b.
Acadian Orogeny
c.
Antler Orogeny
d.
Larimide Orogeny
Hint
