1. The minor planets revolving between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars are called

A. Novas
B. Comets
C. Meteors
D. Asteroids

2. The lowermost and the oldest epoch of the Tertiary Period of geologic time is

A. Pliocene
B. Palaeozoic
C. Holocene
D. Palaeocene

3. The luminous colored ring, surrounding the sun is called the

A. nebula
B. comet
C. asteroid
D. corona

4. The longest ship canal in the world is the

A. St. Laurence Seaway (USA and Canada)
B. Suez Canal, Egypt
C. Kiel Canal, Germany
D. Panama Canal, Central America

5. The major geological events of the Palaeozoic era include

A. Caledonian mountain rise, life comes ashore
B. Appalachians and Central European mountains come up
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None of the above