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C) 7
How many landform regions are in Canada? A) 3, B) 9, C) 7
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A) Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic
What is the order of the geological eras? A) Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic, B) Mesozoic, Precambrian, Cenozoic, Paleozoic, C) Mesozoic, Cenozoic, Precambrian, Paleozoic
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C) Alfred Wegener
Who created the continental drift theory? A) Abraham Lincoln, B) Albert Einstein, C) Alfred Wegener
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A) Igneous
Which type of rock is formed when lava/magma cools? A) Igneous, B) Sedimentary, C) Metamorphic
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A) The Canadain Shield
Which landform region is the largest? A) The Canadain Shield, B) Western Cordillera, C) Interior Plains
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C) 4600-541 million years ago
How long ago was the Precambrian Era? A) 20 million years ago, B) 7000 million years ago, C) 4600-541 million years ago
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C) 1915
When was the continental drift theory created? A) 1800, B) 2000, C) 1915
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B) Sedimentary
Which type of rock is formed when sediments get compressed? A) Igneous, B) Sedimentary, C) Metamorphic
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C) The Interior Plains
This landform region is nicknamed “Canada’s Breadbasket” A) Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Lowlands, B) Innuitian Mountains, C) The Interior Plains
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C) 570-245 million years ago
How long ago was the Palezoic Era? A) 10 million years ago, B) 1000 million years ago, C) 570-245 million years ago
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A) 300 million years ago
When was Pangea formed? A) 300 million years ago, B) 50 million years ago, C) 10 million years ago
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C) Metamorphic
Which type of rock is formed from heat and pressure? A) Igneous, B) Sedimentary, C) Metamorphic
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B) Appalachian Mountains
What mountains were formed 300 million years ago? A) Western Cordillera, B) Appalachian Mountains, C) Innuitian Mountains
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B) 245-66 million years ago
How long ago was the mesozoic Era? A) 20 million years ago, B) 245-66 million years ago, C) 570-245 million years ago
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B) 200 million years ago
When did Pangea split apart? A) 50 million years ago, B) 200 million years ago, C) 10 million years ago
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B) Two
How many types of igneous rocks are there? A) Five, B) Two, C) One
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A) Western Cordillera
What mountains are the youngest in Canada? A) Western Cordillera, B) Appalachian Mountains, C) Innuitian Mountains
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A) 66-million years ago
How long ago was the cenozoic Era? A) 66-million years ago, B) 100 million years ago, C) 20 million years ago
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B) It looked like South America and Africa could fit together like a puzzle
What was the first piece of evidence to prove the continental drift theory? A) Fossils of the same plants and animals were in both South America and Africa, B) It looked like South America and Africa could fit together like a puzzle, C) There are Mountains that are similar in age and structure on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean
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C) Both
What is an example of a sedimentary rock? A) Limestone, B) Sandstone, C) Both
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