Old Earth Ministries Online Earth History Curriculum

Earth History Test 13


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1: The Neogene Period began 23 million years ago, and lasted approximately 20.4 million years.
True
False
2: The Neogene is divided into two epochs, the Miocene and Pliocene.
True
False
3: The Miocene Epoch ended 5.33 million years ago.
True
False
4: Grasses underwent a major expansion during the Miocene, leading to large herbivores and grazers known as _______.

5: During the Miocene, there was no land bridge between North and South America.
True
False
6: The Pliocene Epoch ended 2.588 million years ago.
True
False
7: The global temperature during the mid-Pliocene was 5 degrees C lower than today's temperature averages.
True
False
8: At the end of the Pliocene (2.5 million years ago), continents were located 70 km from their current positions today.
True
False
9: The Coconino Sandstone is a desert sandstone that formed about 275 million years ago, and contains many fossilized tracks.
True
False
10: Dinosaur fossils can be found in the rock layers of the Grand Canyon.
True
False
11: The Grand Canyon started to erode around 5.5 to 5 million years ago, and was near its current depth by 1.2 million years ago.
True
False
12: The Laramide orogeny was a major mountain building event that started about 75 million years ago, and is responsible for the Rocky Mountains.
True
False