Geological History

What era do we live in?

• Cenozoic
• Paleozoic
• Mesozoic 
• Pre Cambrian 

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Which of the following places the geologic time eras in order from oldest to most recent?

• Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic
• Mesozoic, Cenozoic, Paleozoic, Precambrian
• Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic, Holocene

• Paleozoic, Cenozoic, Precambrian, Mesozoic

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The divisions of geological time are listed below. Organize them from 1-longest division of time to 4-shortest division of time.

• Epoch

• Eon

• Period

• Era

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The longest Eon is called _________ and makes up about 88% of the Earth's history.

• Precambrian

• Paleozoic

• Mesozoic

• Cenozoic

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The Scientific Law that tells us the oldest rock layers will be on the lowest level of sedimentary formations is called - 

• Law of Uniformitarianism
• Law of Cross-Cutting
• Law of Superposition
• Law of Catastrophism

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_{Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?}

• F
• E
• B
• A

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Which layer is an intrusion?

• 4
• 3
• 2
• 1

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Which of the following is NOT an example of a fossil?

• a petrified dinosaur bone
• a neanderthal footprint captured in mud

• a seashell found on the beach
• an ancient insect stuck in amber

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Trilobites, mosses and ferns were alive during the _____________.

• Cenozoic

• Mesozoic

• Paleozoic

• Cretaceous

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Sudden changes in the fossil record represent _________ which means that 75% or more species no longer show up in the fossil record.

• mass extinction

• asteroid impact

• many earthquake

• flooding of earth

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