Geologic Time Scale

How long ago did the Earth form?

• 4,600 years ago

• 460,000 years ago

• 4.6 billion years ago

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Which came first in Geologic Time?

• Cenozoic Era

• Mesozoic Era

• Paleozoic Era

• Precambrian Time

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According to the fossil record, when did life first appear on Earth?

• 35,000 years ago

• 3.5-3.8 billion years ago

• 350,000 years ago

• 350 years ago

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During which time segment of the Geologic Time Scale did life first appear?

• Cenozoic Era

• Mesozoic Era

• Paleozoic Era

• Precambrian Time

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During which time segment of the Geologic Time Scale did fish first appear?

• Cenozoic Era

• Mesozoic Era

• Paleozoic Era

• Precambrian Time

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During which time segment of the Geologic Time Scale did dinosaurs live?

• Cenozoic Era

• Mesozoic Era

• Paleozoic Era

• Precambrian Time

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According to the fossil record, which evolved first?

• vertebrates

• invertebrates

• the evolved at the same time

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Mass extinctions occurred at the end of both the ______________ and the _______________ Eras.

• Paleozoic and Cenozoic

• Cenozoic and Mesozoic

• Paleozoic and Mesozoic

• None of the above

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Which vertebrates have been around longer?

• fish

• amphibians

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Which vertebrates have been around longer?

• mammals

• reptiles

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