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Geological Time Scale

Authored by Emily Gouge

Biology

9th - 12th Grade

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Geological Time Scale
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1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

The following make up the 3 periods of the mesozoic era:

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

Permian

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

This period is characterized by the appearance of the first dinosaurs and the first mammals:

Triassic

Permian

Devonian

Carboniferous

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following shows the periods of the Paleozoic era, in order from oldest to youngest?

Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous, Permian

Carboniferous, Cambrian, Silurian, Ordovidian

Silurian, Devonian, Permian, Ordovidian, Cambrian

Permian, Carboniferous, Devonian, Silurian, Ordovician, Cambrian

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

During which era has the modern human evolved?

Cenozoic

Phanerozoic

Mesozoic

Quarternary

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which eon encompasses all organisms prior to the Cambrian period?

Phanerozoic

Precambrian

Paleozoic

Cambrian

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which period is known for the first reptiles, scale trees, and seed ferns?

Carboniferous

Permian

Cretaceous

Quarternary

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7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During which two periods were there major mass extinctions, one of which caused the extinction of over 95% of all organisms on Earth, and the other gave rise to extinction of the dinosaurs?

Permian

Cretaceous

Jurassic

Triassic

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