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What major even happened in the Mesozoic era?
First multi-celled organism
First birds and mammals
Formation of rocks and mountains
Formation of plants
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How old is the earth?
4.6 million years old
47.6 billion years old
4.76 billion years old
4.6 billion years old
3
What parts of Canada contain largely sedimentary rocks?
All of the above
Appalachians
Innuition mountains
Interior Plains
4
How do scientists predict earthquakes?
Observe animal behaviour
There's no possible way to predict them
Observe speed or wind
Check weather patterns
5
In the case of a natural disaster, what kind of building would you go to for safety?
Wooden building
Shortest concrete building
The tallest building
Steel building
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What can be a political impact of a natural disaster?
Cost of damage
Poverty
Change of leadership
Pollution
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What geological era are we living in right now?
Mesozoic Era
Cenozoic Era
Precambrian Era
Paleozoic Era
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What is the biggest landform region in Canada?
Interior Plains
Appalachians
Canadian Shield
Western Cordillera
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When was the theory of continental drift proposed?
1960
1970
1914
1912
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What geologic event happened in the Precambrian era?
Rocky Mountains formed
Shallow seas over North America
The Canadian and African shields form
Ice sheets over North America
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What isn't a natural disaster?
Tsunami
Whirlpool
Volcano
Earthquake
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What are four types of impacts a natural disaster can have on a community?
Economic, Political, Social, Environmental
Physical, Environmental, Social, Emotional
Physical, Human, Government, Pollution
Political, Social, Environmental, Emotional
13
Which of the following is NOT evidence that proves the theory of continental drift?
Ocean currents moving the continents in a direction to where they are now
Similar rock structures found on different continents
Similar fossils found on differrent continents
The continents fit together like a jigsaw puzzle
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What is NOT one of Canada's landform regions?
Oceans
Lowlands
Mountains
Highlands
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What can be found in sedimentary rocks?
Iron and gold
Coal, oil, natural gas, potash, fossils
Coal, oil, iron, limestone
Salt and limestone
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What type of metallic minerals are in igneous rock?
Platinum
Nickel
Gold
Iron
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What is the theory of continental drift?
That there are seven continents
That the continents drift in the oceans' water
That the sky is blue
That the continents are not fixed but moving
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What is the layer below the Earth's crust called?
Inner core
Mantle
Magma
Outer core
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The Mesozoic era took up ______ % of geologic history.
3.8%
87.6%
.5%
11.2%
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What's the difference between magma and lava?
Lava and magma are the same thing
Lava is melted rock below the earth's crust while magma is at the surface
Magma is melted rock below the earth's crust while lava is at the surface
None of the above
21
Who has more of a leverage in the case of an earthquake?
Someone from upper-class
Someone from middle-class
Someone from lower-class
No one has leverage
22
What theorist developed plate tectonics?
John Tuzo Wilson
James Croll
Georges Cuvier
Alfred Wegener
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How does igneous rock turn into sediment?
Erosion (wind, water, ice)
Melting
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What does heat do to metamorphic rock?
Allows rock to re-crystalize
Erodes the igneous rock down
Helps force fluids into cracks of existing igneous rocks
Allows chemical components of the rock to recombine more easily
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What is a biological feature of the Paleozoic era?
Pangaea occurred, the interior plains rose out of the shallow seas
Major dinosaur extinction
Lakes and rivers appeared
Single-celled plants and animals in the sea were the only living organisms
