Phanerozoic Eon

Which Era was dominated by dinosaurs?

• Cenozoic

• Mesozoic

• Paleozoic

• Pangaea

What period did the earliest flowering plants begin in?

• Jurassic

• Cretaceous

• Permian

Humans are a part of which era?

• Cenozoic

• Paleozoic

• Mesozoic

Geologists have divided Earth's history into manageable units that represent the...

• Fossil time scale

• Geographical time scale

• Geological time scale

• Precambrian time scale

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The largest expanse of time on the geological time scale is the...

• Eon

• Era

• Period

• Epoch

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which eon of the geological time scale means "visible life"?

• Hadean

• Phanerozoic

• Archaean

The era of "ancient life" is known as the...

• Cenozoic

• Precambrian

• Paleozoic

• Mesozoic

Which of the following is NOT an era of the Phanerozoic Eon?

• Paleozoic

• Mesozoic

• Cenozoic

• Hadean

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What scientist is credited with proposing the principle of unifortarianism?

• James Hutton

• John Wesley Powell

• William Smith

• Nicolaus Steno

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

The dating process that places geologicall events in proper sequence is referred to as...

• Radiometric dating

• Numerical dating

• Relative dating

• Temporary dating

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4