Section #: 23.2
The Middle Paleozoic
Practice Test
1.
Which of the deposits shown in the figure indicates an area that has always been a marine environment?
SC.D.1.4.3
a.
B
b.
A
d.
all of the above
Hint
2.
When did plants start to colonize land?
SC.D.1.4.3
a.
Late Holocene
b.
Late Ordovician
c.
Early Cambrian
d.
Late Devonian
Hint
3.
What type of economic deposit can be the indirect result of calcium carbonate reefs?
SC.D.1.4.3
a.
halite and fossils
b.
pyrite and gypsum
c.
gypsum and halite
d.
oil and gold
Hint
4.
Which plant type did NOT occur during the Devonian Period?
SC.D.1.4.3
a.
sphenopsids
b.
ferns
c.
lycopods
d.
grasses
Hint
5.
What event occurs when sea level falls and the shoreline moves seaward?
SC.D.1.4.2
a.
an active margin
b.
a transgression
c.
an orogenic event
d.
a regression
6.
What mountain-building event was the result of an ocean-continental collision during the Middle Ordovician?
SC.D.1.4.2
a.
Larimide Orogeny
b.
Antler Orogeny
c.
Taconic Orogeny
d.
Acadian Orogeny
7.
A vertical sequence of limestone-shale-sandstone is evidence of __________.
SC.D.1.4.2
a.
an orogenic event
b.
a regression
c.
a passive margin
d.
a transgression
Hint
8.
What was the most important development of plants during the Devonian?
SC.D.1.4.3
a.
roots
b.
seeds
c.
photosynthesis
d.
food
Hint
9.
In what tectonic event did Avalonia collide with Laurasia?
SC.D.1.4.2
a.
Taconic Orogeny
b.
Larimide Orogeny
c.
Caledonian Orogeny
d.
Acadian Orogeny
Hint
