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12EES Module 5: Earth's Processes Revision
12EES Module 5: Earth's Processes Revision
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NSW Stage 6 Earth and Environmental Science Module 5: Earth's Processes revision.
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1
Banding patterns of BIFs are thought to have been caused by _________.
Seasonal fluctuations
Volcanic eruptions
Oxygen poisoning of cyanobacteria in blooms
Rate of silica dissolution within the oceans
2
These ammonites are examples of cast fossils.
False
True
3
The formation of a super continent has a number of affects on Earth's spheres. Which of the following is not one of thes
Increased arid climates
Decreased circulation of ocean currents
Decline in shallow marine ecosystems
Diversification of terrestrial species.
4
Which of the following was not an issue for animals in their conquest of land during the Palaeozoic era?
Gas exchange
Harmful UV radiation
Moisture loss
Gravity
5
What fossilisation process can be seen in this petrified wood?
Moulding
Organic-preservation
Perminerization
Triple replacement
6
What is the order of appearance of major groups of plants?
Cyanobacteria, Non-vascular plants, Ferns, Angiosperms, Gymnosperms
Cyanobacteria, Non-vascular plants, Ferns, Gymnosperms, Angiosperms
Algae, Non-vascular plants, Ferns, Angiosperms, Gymnosperms
Algae, Non-vascular plants, Ferns, Gymnosperms, Angiosperms
7
Plants developed ________ in order to transform water and minerals from their roots to their leaves.
Phloem
Flowers
Floweom
Xylem
8
The image is an example of a mould fossil.
False
True
9
Which of the geological features of this image is the youngest?
A
C
E
D
10
The ancestry of humans broadly moved through which path of evolution of the major groups of vertebrates?
Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, Dinosaurs, Mammals
Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, Dinosaurs, Birds, Mammals
Fish, Amphibians, Dinosaurs, Birds
Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, Mammals
11
Which geological principal / law states that in a sequence of sedimentary rock, the deeper material is older?
Law of faunal succession
Principal of cross-cutting relationships
Principal of original horizontality
Law of superposition
12
What was the limiting factor to the rate of formation of BIFs and red beds?
Silica
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Iron
13
Fossilised stromatolites are an example of what type of fossil?
Actual organism
Trace
Mould
Cast
14
Which is younger out of layers A, D and N?
A
H
N
D
15
What evidence can be cited as proof that predation had developed within the early Cambrian?
Hard body parts
Fossilised stromatolites
An exoskeleton
Fossilised vertebrates
16
Which of the following is not a piece of evidence for the evolution of photosynthetic organisms?
Banded-iron formations
Carbon dating
Fossilised stromatolites
Red beds
17
The image is an example of a trace fossil.
False
True
18
What is the major difference causing distinctions between Red beds and BIFs?
Thickness - <25m and >25m
Environment - terrestrial and aquatic
Time - Archean and Proterozoic
Use - iron ore extraction and silica mining
19
BIFs stand for ________.
Brushed-iron formation
Banded-iron formation
Big, iridescent flowers
Belted-iron formation
20
BIFs alter in layers rich in ________.
Silica and iron
Sediments and iron
Sand and iron
Slate and iron
21
The Urey-Miller experiment showed that __________ could be made out of inorganic substances.
Amino acids
Hydrospheres
Cyanobacteria
Simple cells
22
What is the purpose of using index fossils?
To determine the habitat an organisms lived in
To determine the probability of larger fossils
To identify mass extinction events
To date sedimentary rocks
23
The Ediacaran was the era before the Cambrian.
True
False
24
What type of feature is layer D?
Sedimentary strata
Fault
Igneous intrusion
Fold
25
What is the Plate Tectonic Supercycle is also known as?
The ENSO Cycle
The Wilson Cycle
The Milankovic Cycle
The Gawler Cycle
