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A review quiz for NYS Regents Earth Science.
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1
The fault most likely occurred after
all bedrock layers were formed
layer A formed, but before layer B formed
layer C formed, but before layer D formed
layer B formed, but before layer C formed
2
Approximately how many years ago did the solar system originate?
4,500,000,000
570,000,000
10,000,000,000
1,000,000,000
3
Both organisms that formed the fossils found in rock layers 3 and 4
are still alive today
are members of the same group of organisms
lived during the same period of geologic time
lived in polar regions
4
Which sequence of geologic processes best describes the events that created each stage shown?
uplift and deposition -flooding -folding and erosion
uplift and erosion -subsidence and erosion -folding
metamorphism -erosion and deposition -volcanic eruptions
erosion-subsidence and deposition- uplift and faulting
5
What is the estimated length of time of the Mesozoic Era?
225 million years
345 million years
160 million years
65 million years
6
When did the earliest humans appear on Earth?
before the earliest dinosaurs
before the earliest flowering plants
during the Late Triassic Epoch
during the Pleistocene Epoch
7
Which gas is inferred to have been absent from Earth's atmosphere during the Early Archean Era?
water vapor
carbon dioxide
oxygen
nitrogen
8
The solid black sections of the bars on the graph represent the percentages of
carbon-14 from the original sample that has not decayed
nitrogen-14 decay product resulting from radioactive decay
lead-206 decay product resulting from radioactive decay
uranium-238 from the original sample that has not decayed
9
Approximately how long ago did the first dinosaurs appear on Earth?
230 million years ago
187 million years ago
374 million years ago
66 million years ago
10
Which two geologic processes most likely created this landscape region?
faulting, followed by deposition
volcanism, followed by metamorphism
glaciation, followed by rifting
folding, followed by erosion
11
Which sequence shows the order in which these four life-forms first appeared on Earth?
amphibians-reptiles-fish-insects
fish-insects-amphibians-reptiles
insects-fish-reptiles-amphibians
reptiles-amphibians -insects-fish
12
The surface bedrock at which location is most likely to contain this fossil?
Old Forge
Ithaca
Albany
New York City
13
When did dinosaurs become extinct?
at the end of the Cambrian Period
before the earliest mammals
before the earliest birds
at the end of the Cretaceous Period
14
What percentage of rubidium-87 atoms will be left after four half lives?
12.5%
6.25%
3.125%
25.0%
15
Which inference about rock units
D
,
E,
and
H
can best be supported by the cross section?
They contain both land and marine fossils.
They were deposited as horizontal layers and later tilted.
They were altered by contact metamorphism.
They contain mostly sand-sized sediment.
16
Which number best represents the time when humans first appeared in the fossil record?
3
1
2
4
17
Much of the evidence for the evolution of lifeforms on Earth has been obtained by
correlating widespread igneous ash deposits
radioactive dating of metamorphic rock
studying the life spans of present-day animals
examining fossils preserved in the rock record
18
Which statement is best supported by the fossil record?
Fossils are found only in areas that were once under water.
Most early life-forms that left fossil remains are extinct.
Fossils are found in nearly all rocks.
Most early life-forms that left fossil remains still exist.
19
Which major component is shown as gas
X
?
ozone
hydrogen
carbon dioxide
helium
20
Which group of organisms survived mass extinctions in the Paleozoic Era and the Mesozoic Era?
graptolites
eurypterids
gastropods
ammonoids
21
In which type of rock would fossils of organisms
A
and
B
most likely be found?
vesicular igneous
felsic igneous
nonfoliated metamorphic
clastic sedimentary
22
About 2.2 bya, which gas was first added to Earth’s atmosphere from life-forms in the oceans?
oxygen
nitrogen
water vapor
carbon dioxide
23
Deformed rock structure like this is most often caused by
extrusion of magma
glacial movement
deposition of sediments
crustal plate collisions
24
Which group of organisms are still in existence today?
trilobites
eurypterids
brachiopods
graptolites
25
Fossils of which animal would most likely be found in the surface bedrock of the Catskills?
reptiles
brachiopods
birds
mammals
26
Earth's geologic history is divided into units of time (eons, eras, periods, epochs) based on
absolute dating techniques
climatic changes
seismic data
fossil evidence
27
The Acadian Mountains were formed as a result of the collision between North America and
Queenston Delta
Avalon
Pangaea
South America
28
Which organisms were alive when New York State was last covered by a continental ice sheet?
mastodont and Beluga whale
Coelophysis and Elliptocephala
Aneurophyton and Naples Tree
Eurypterus and Cooksonia
29
What is the approximate age of the human bone fossil?
17,100 y
22,800 y
39,900 y
5,700 y
30
During which geologic period were dinosaurs inferred to have been abundant ?
Permian
Paleogene
Jurassic
Cambrian
