Earth's History Test

What type of fossil is this?

• Trace fossil
• Mold
• Cast
• Carbon film

What type of fossil is found in the most different layers?

• dinosaur
• ammonite
• plant
• bird

What is the correct order of the rock layers from oldest to youngest?

• F, E, C, B, A, D
• A, B, C, D, E, F
• F, E, D, C, B, A
• D, F, E, C, B, A

Determining whether an object or event is older or younger than other objects or events is called?

• Relative dating
• Super-position
• Geologic column
• Half life

During what era and period did the first fish appear?

• Paleozoic Era and Ordovician Period
• Mesozoic Era and Jurassic Period
• Cenozoic Era and Tertiary Period
• Paleozoic Era and Cambrian Period

Based on the GTS, when did the first flowering plants appear?

• Cretaceous Period
• Triassic Period
• Cambrian Period
• Devonian Period

Which subdivision of the GTS is marked by major changes in the types of fossils that were present worldwide.

• Eon
• Era
• Period
• Epoch

What is the second longest subdivision on the GTS?

• Era
• Eon
• Period
• Epoch

What period are we living in?

• Quaternary
• Cambrian
• Permian
• Tertiary

What epoch are we living in?

• Holocene
• Paleocene
• Miocene
• Pliocene