Geological Time Pre Test

What is the largest division of time in the geological timescale?

• Eon

• Era

• Epoch

• Period

Known as the age of the mammals?

• Mesozoic Era
• Holocene Epoch
• Cenozoic Era
• Cambrian

Which era are we in now?

• Paleozoic

• Precambrian

• Cenozoic

• Mesozoic

Mesozoic is called the age of _______________.

• Life

• Mammals

• Dinosaurs

• Trilobites

What caused the mass extinctions of the Paleozoic era?

• Warmer climates

• Famine

• Cooler Climates

• A comet

Which time period is the longest?

• Precambrian Time

• Paleozoic Era

• Mesozoic Era

• Cenozoic Era

What is the primary reason that dinosaurs became extinct?

• Battle Royale

• Impact of an asteroid meteorite

• Global Flood

• Ice Age

A preserved remain of an organism that gives us a history of the Earth.

• geologist

• stratigraphy

• fossil

• epoch

How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?

• 2015 years old
• 3.6 billion years old
• 4.6 billion years old
• 4.6 million years old

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?

• A
• B
• C

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4