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