Age of the Earth

Age of the Earth

by Siti Ali

Multiple Select

How did scientists estimate the age of Earth to be about 4.6 billion years?

• using rocks found on moon landing

• by using religious scriptures

• using meteorites that have crash-landed on Earth

Multiple Choice

The long period of time is defined by geologist as ....

• era

• century

• phase

• period

Multiple Choice

Devonian, Silurian, Triassic and Cretaceous are examples of 

• era

• period

• phase

• century

Multiple Choice

What period are we living in now?

• Miocene

• Pliocene

• Holocene

• Pleistocene

Multiple Choice

In what period did dinosaurs evolve and begin dominating the Earth?

• triassic 

• jurassic

• cretaceous

• permian

Multiple Choice

Fossils contain these materials except

• plants

• animals

• insects

• plastics

Multiple Select

Which of the following is true about the importance of fossils?

• provide information about how plants and animals have evolved

• provide information about species that have gone extinct

• provide precise information about the age of Earth