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Geological Time Scale Quiz

Authored by Gbredngle Kassaw

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the oldest era in the geological time scale?

Precambrian

Cenozoic

Mesozoic

Paleozoic

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which period began approximately 2,500 million years ago?

Devonian

Permian

Proterozoic

Ordovician

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What major event occurred 65 million years ago?

First mammals appeared

First reptiles appeared

Dinosaurs extinct

Formation of coal forests

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which technique uses geological evidence to assign comparative ages of fossils?

Absolute dating

Relative dating

Radiometric dating

Chronometric dating

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main characteristic of absolute dating?

Compares rock layers

Uses radioactivity to determine age

Estimates age based on location

Uses fossils to determine age

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which period is known for the first land animals and forests?

Cretaceous

Jurassic

Triassic

Devonian

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What major event is associated with the formation of the Rocky Mountains?

Pangaea begins to break up

First fish appeared

Major glaciers in North America

Dinosaurs extinct

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