Geologic Changes - Ch. 11 final

These are the longest units of geologic time.

• eons

• era

• period

• epoch

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These are the smallest main unit of geologic time. Periods are broken up into these.

• epochs

• eons

• eras

• unconformities

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All geologic time periods are equal in length

• true
• false

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Name the 4 eras in order from oldest to youngest.

• Precambrian Time, Paleozoic Era, Mesozoic Era, Cenozoic Era
• Mesozoic Era, Precambrian time, Cenozoic Era, Paleozoic Era
• Paleozoic Era, Mesozoic Era, Precambrian Time, Cenozoic

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Known as the age of the mammals?

• Mesozoic Era
• Holocene Epoch
• Cenozoic Era
• Cambrian

What era is the "age of dinosaurs?"

• Cenozoic
• Jurassic
• Mesozoic
• Paleozoic

During which era do we see the first reptiles, amphibians, and fish appear??

• precambrian

• paleozoic

• mesozoic

• cenozoic

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These were the dominant species that existed during the Paleozoic era:

• Dinosaurs and reptiles

• Aquatic life and reptiles

• Dinosaurs and aquatic life

• Ancient aliens

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Large coal swamps formed __ of the paleozoic period.

• at the beginning

• at the middle

• at the end

Paleozoic means __.

• complexed life

• aquatic life

• ancient life

• marine life