Question 1

The Taconic orogeny occurred during the ____________________ of geologic time in the region of ____________________.

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Question 2

The first major transgression onto the North American continent is recorded in rocks of the ____________________ sequence.

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Question 3

The most abundant rock type deposited during the Kaskaskian sequence was ____________________.

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Question 4

By the (Early/Middle/Late)____________________ Cambrian,most of North America was covered by epeiric seas with the exception of a highland known as the ____________________.

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Question 5

In what two areas are there major exposures of the rocks formed in the Ouachita mobile belt?

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Question 6

Most of the productive coal beds of Paleozoic age are found in rocks formed during the ____________________ period.

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Question 7

The presumed causes for transgressions and regressions of shallow seas during the Paleozoic were ____________________ and ____________________.

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Question 8

Erosion of the Taconic Highlands resulted in the development of a(n)____________________ called the ____________________.

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Question 9

The assemblage of the Late Paleozoic supercontinent concluded during the ____________________ Period.

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Question 10

The three orogenies of the Devonian were the ____________________,____________________,and ____________________.

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Question 11

Prior to the transgression of epeiric seas in the Middle Cambrian,the North American craton had been undergoing ____________________ and ____________________.

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Question 12

The ____________________ orogeny in Europe is a mirror of the Taconic and Acadian orogenies in North America.

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Question 13

The ____________________ orogeny that occurred in the Cordilleran mobile belt was caused by ____________________.

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Question 14

The ____________________ mobile belt of southern Europe corresponds to the ____________________ and ____________________ mobile belts of North America.Collectively,these mark the zone along which ____________________ collided with ____________________.

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Question 15

During the Paleozoic,cratons were covered with large bodies of water called ____________________.

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Question 16

The shield portion of the craton is underlain by ____ age rocks and was tectonically ____.

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The term "Precambrian" refers to the time period before the Cambrian period, which began approximately 541 million years ago. Therefore, choices A and B are incorrect because they both refer to a specific time period within the Precambrian. The shield portion of the craton is characterized by rocks that are generally older than 541 million years, which is why the correct answer must refer to the Precambrian. Additionally, the shield portion of the craton is considered tectonically stable and inactive, which eliminates choices D and E. Therefore, the correct answer is C: Precambrian, inactive.

Question 17

Each of the major continents at the beginning of the Paleozoic had two major components.These were

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The two major components of each major continent at the beginning of the Paleozoic were a craton (an ancient stable block of the Earth's crust) and a mobile belt (an area of active deformation and tectonic activity). This is known as the "craton-mobile belt" model of continental configuration.

Question 18

How many of the six Paleozoic geological systems were described in William Smith's first geological map of England?

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William Smith's first geological map of England, published in 1815, described five of the six Paleozoic geological systems.

Question 19

The Absaroka sequence spans which periods of geologic time?

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Question 20

The supercontinent that formed near the end of the Paleozoic from an assembling of all the continents was called ____________________.

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Quiz 20: Paleozoic Earth History

The Taconic orogeny occurred during the of geologic time in the region of .

The first major transgression onto the North American continent is recorded in rocks of the ____________________ sequence.

The most abundant rock type deposited during the Kaskaskian sequence was ____________________.

By the (Early/Middle/Late) Cambrian,most of North America was covered by epeiric seas with the exception of a highland known as the .

In what two areas are there major exposures of the rocks formed in the Ouachita mobile belt?

Most of the productive coal beds of Paleozoic age are found in rocks formed during the ____________________ period.

The presumed causes for transgressions and regressions of shallow seas during the Paleozoic were and .

Erosion of the Taconic Highlands resulted in the development of a(n) called the .

The assemblage of the Late Paleozoic supercontinent concluded during the ____________________ Period.

The three orogenies of the Devonian were the ,,and .

Prior to the transgression of epeiric seas in the Middle Cambrian,the North American craton had been undergoing and .

The ____________________ orogeny in Europe is a mirror of the Taconic and Acadian orogenies in North America.

The orogeny that occurred in the Cordilleran mobile belt was caused by .

The mobile belt of southern Europe corresponds to the and mobile belts of North America.Collectively,these mark the zone along which collided with .

During the Paleozoic,cratons were covered with large bodies of water called ____________________.

The shield portion of the craton is underlain by age rocks and was tectonically .

Each of the major continents at the beginning of the Paleozoic had two major components.These were

How many of the six Paleozoic geological systems were described in William Smith's first geological map of England?

The Absaroka sequence spans which periods of geologic time?

The supercontinent that formed near the end of the Paleozoic from an assembling of all the continents was called ____________________.