Geologic Time Scale Review

How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?

• 2023 years old

• 3.6 billion years old
• 4.6 billion years old
• 4.6 million years old

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The era that dinosaurs ruled the Earth's land, air and oceans.

• Cenozoic
• Paleozoic
• Precambrian
• Mesozoic

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What era do humans live in?

• Precambrian

• Paleozoic

• Mesozoic

• Cenozoic

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What era was dominated by ocean organisms?

• Precambrian

• Paleozoic

• Mesozoic

• Cenozoic

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The earth is ______________of years old

• Hundreds

• Millions

• Billions

• Trillions

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Mammals are a dominant group in which era?

• Cenozoic

• Mesozoic

• Paleozoic

• Cambrianozoic

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What era did the formation of the earth occur?

• Paleozoic

• Precambrian

• Cenozoic

• Cambrian

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What type of event usually marks the end of an Era

• A Mass Extinction

• A Quinceanera

• An earthquake

• A Volcanic Eruption

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What are the four eras in order from OLDEST to NEWEST?

• Pre-Cambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic

• Pre-Cambrian, Mesozoic, Paleozoic, Cenozoic

• Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic, Pre-Cambrian

• Mesozoic, Pre-Cambrian, Cenozoic, Paleozoic

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What era did trilobites, fishes, and other marine organisms dominate?

• Precambrian

• Paleozoic

• Mesozoic

• Cenozoic

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