Earth and Space Unit 1 review

Which Era was mainly dominated by dinosaurs?

• Cenozoic

• Jurassic

• Mesozoic

• Paleozoic

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Which Era occurred last (most recent)?

• Cenozoic

• Mesozoic

• Paleozoic

What type of environment do you think was present during the Devonian Period?

• mostly land

• land with some water

• mostly water

• water with some land

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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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a model scientists use to describe the timing of events and the relationships between those events in earth’s history.

• geologic time scale

• era

• period

• epoch

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What are the names of ALL parts of the geologic time scale in correct order from broadest to narrowest?

• era, period, eon

• eon, era, period, epoch

• era, eon, epoch, period

• eon, era, epoch, period

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Which is true?

• Humans have only lived for a very short time on the geologic timescale.

• Humans have lived on Earth since the beginning of the geologic timescale.

• Humans have lived on Earth since the beginning of the Cenozoic Era.

• Humans have lived on Earth for about half of the geologic timescale.

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How do you "win" at natural selection?

• survive

• go extinct

• survive & reproduce

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Charles Darwin observed that finches of different species on the Galápagos Islands have many similar physical characteristics, this supports the hypothesis that these finches

• are twins

• acquired traits through use and disuse.

• all eat the same type of food.

• descended from a common ancestor.

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The gradual change in a species over time

• Natural selection

• Theory of Evolution

• Charles Darwin

• survival of the fittest

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