PHSC 210 QUIZ 4 LIBERTY UNIVERSITY 2026 QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE
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Which supercontinent was formed during the Paleozoic Era? - Answers Pangea
During which time of biblical Earth history did the "Great Unconformity" occur? - Answers
What is the term for the reptile group that includes crocodiles, pterosaurs, and dinosaurs? - Answers
Archosaurs
During which time of biblical Earth history did the "Great Unconformity" occur? - Answers the
beginning of the flood
Which of the following is the term that represents the initial erosional scar at the beginning of Noah's
Flood? - Answers The Great Unconformity
The largest extinction in the fossil record is found at the end of the ______________ period. -
Answers Permian
The "late heavy bombardment" is presumed to have taken place during which geological eon or era? -
Answers Hadean
The term for ocean water over a large expanse of land area is called a(n) ___________________ sea. -
Answers Epicontinental
During which time of biblical Earth history did the "Great Upheaval" occur? - Answers Day 3
The earliest evidence of life is found in rocks from which eon? - Answers Archean
Which day of the Creation Week does not include "evening and morning"? - Answers 7
Mammals are the dominant vertebrate group in which era? - Answers Cenozoic
Very large insects are characteristic during the ______________ period - Answers Pennsylvanian
On which day was the sun, moon, and stars created? - Answers 4
Noah's Flood, from when Noah got on the ark until he left, lasted approximately how long? - Answers
one year
Dinosaurs are known from which Eon of geologic time? - Answers Phanerozoic
The Appalachian and Scandinavian Mountains formed when which supercontinent was assembled? -
Answers Pangea
Extensive coal deposits are found in rocks assigned to what geological period? - Answers
Carboniferous
During which geological era did the Ice Age occur? - Answers Cenozoic
Which geological formations are thought to have formed under low-oxygen conditions early in Earth's
history? - Answers banded iron formations
Old-Earth geologists believe that Earth is 14.2 billion years old. - Answers False
The first evidence of life on earth is found during the Jurassic period. - Answers False
Rocks low in the geological record tend to contain ocean creatures, and rocks higher up contain land
animals and plants - Answers True
The geological column is built on patterns of fossils in stacked rock assemblages and a comparison of
these patterns with different areas - Answers True
In a biblical outline of geological history, the Cenozoic Era represents the pre-Flood world - Answers
False
According to the young-Earth view, the stratigraphically higher dinosaur fossils resulted from the
ability of these creatures to quickly move away from the advancing flood waters - Answers True
In a biblical outline of geological history, the Cenozoic Era represents the pre-Flood world. - Answers
False
The Rocky Mountains existed prior to Noah's Flood - Answers False
Human fossils are found in post-Flood sediments. - Answers True
The first evidence of life on earth is found during the Cambrian period - Answers False
The geological column is built on evolutionary assumptions, not on evidence - Answers False
The presence of trace fossils like tracks and trails frequently precedes the discovery of hard-part
fossils. - Answers True
In a biblical outline of geological history, Pangaea existed for a brief time during Noah's flood. -
Answers True
The Cambrian period was marked by the sudden appearance of all the following EXCEPT: - Answers
dinosaurs
During which Era did Pangaea break apart? - Answers Mesozoic
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Which supercontinent was formed during the Paleozoic Era? - Answers Pangea
During which time of biblical Earth history did the "Great Unconformity" occur? - Answers
What is the term for the reptile group that includes crocodiles, pterosaurs, and dinosaurs? - Answers
Archosaurs
During which time of biblical Earth history did the "Great Unconformity" occur? - Answers the
beginning of the flood
Which of the following is the term that represents the initial erosional scar at the beginning of Noah's
Flood? - Answers The Great Unconformity
The largest extinction in the fossil record is found at the end of the ______________ period. -
Answers Permian
The "late heavy bombardment" is presumed to have taken place during which geological eon or era? -
Answers Hadean
The term for ocean water over a large expanse of land area is called a(n) ___________________ sea. -
Answers Epicontinental
During which time of biblical Earth history did the "Great Upheaval" occur? - Answers Day 3
The earliest evidence of life is found in rocks from which eon? - Answers Archean
Which day of the Creation Week does not include "evening and morning"? - Answers 7
Mammals are the dominant vertebrate group in which era? - Answers Cenozoic
Very large insects are characteristic during the ______________ period - Answers Pennsylvanian
On which day was the sun, moon, and stars created? - Answers 4
Noah's Flood, from when Noah got on the ark until he left, lasted approximately how long? - Answers
one year
Dinosaurs are known from which Eon of geologic time? - Answers Phanerozoic
The Appalachian and Scandinavian Mountains formed when which supercontinent was assembled? -
Answers Pangea
Extensive coal deposits are found in rocks assigned to what geological period? - Answers
Carboniferous
During which geological era did the Ice Age occur? - Answers Cenozoic
Which geological formations are thought to have formed under low-oxygen conditions early in Earth's
history? - Answers banded iron formations
Old-Earth geologists believe that Earth is 14.2 billion years old. - Answers False
The first evidence of life on earth is found during the Jurassic period. - Answers False
Rocks low in the geological record tend to contain ocean creatures, and rocks higher up contain land
animals and plants - Answers True
The geological column is built on patterns of fossils in stacked rock assemblages and a comparison of
these patterns with different areas - Answers True
In a biblical outline of geological history, the Cenozoic Era represents the pre-Flood world - Answers
False
According to the young-Earth view, the stratigraphically higher dinosaur fossils resulted from the
ability of these creatures to quickly move away from the advancing flood waters - Answers True
In a biblical outline of geological history, the Cenozoic Era represents the pre-Flood world. - Answers
False
The Rocky Mountains existed prior to Noah's Flood - Answers False
Human fossils are found in post-Flood sediments. - Answers True
The first evidence of life on earth is found during the Cambrian period - Answers False
The geological column is built on evolutionary assumptions, not on evidence - Answers False
The presence of trace fossils like tracks and trails frequently precedes the discovery of hard-part
fossils. - Answers True
In a biblical outline of geological history, Pangaea existed for a brief time during Noah's flood. -
Answers True
The Cambrian period was marked by the sudden appearance of all the following EXCEPT: - Answers
dinosaurs
During which Era did Pangaea break apart? - Answers Mesozoic
