Geo Time Test

The epoch we are currently living in is the

• Holocene

• Quaternary

• Cambrian

• Pleistocene

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The Cenozoic is a/an

• eon

• era

• period

• epoch

Known as the age of reptiles

• Mesozoic

• Cenozoic

• Phanerozoic

• Cambrian

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Mammals are a dominant group in which era?

• Cenozoic

• Mesozoic

• Paleozoic

• Cambrianozoic

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How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?

• 2019 years old

• 3.6 billion years old

• 4.6 billion years old

• 4.6 million years old

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The Law of Superposition helps scientists to determine what?

• The absolute age of rock layers
• The age of fossils
• The relative age of rock layers
• the super powers of rocks

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What type of rock do fossils form in?

• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Classic

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

• A
• B
• C

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The disappearance of a species.

• Evolution
• Extinction
• Migration
• Mutation

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This is produced when sediments fill in a cavity made when an object decayed

• mold
• cast
•  index fossil

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