Geological History

The end of life for a group of organisms, usually a species, is called a(n) ________________.

• Extinction

• Retirement

• Endangerment

• Catastrophe

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Preserved remains of plant and animals from the remote past are called _______________.

• Rocks

• Dinosaurs

• Strata

• Fossils

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Approximately how old is the Earth?

• 4.6 billion years old

• 4.6 million years old

• 5 billion years old

• 5 million years old

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This chronological time chart is broken into different time chunks, the largest being the Eon, then Era, Period, and Epoch.

• Timeline

• Calendar

• Geological time scale

• Time chart

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These specialized fossils indicate to geologists the boundaries in geological time and determine the age of rocks.

• Index fossils

• Limestone fossils

• Amber fossils

• Cast fossils

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What division of time was the longest ?

• Paleozoic

• Mesozoic

• Cenozoic

• Precambrian

What era did dinosaurs go extinct ?

• Paleozoic

• Mesozoic

• Cenozoic

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London is studying the geological time scale. Which era would London find Humans in?

• Precambrian

• Cenozoic

• Paleozoic

• Mesozoic

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In what era did the first land plants appear?

• Silurian

• Mesozoic

• Paleozoic

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The geological time scale is divided into many subdivisions. The largest subdivision is

• Eras
• Periods
• Eons
• Epochs

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