The Cenozoic Era

What is the Cenozoic Era known as?

• Age of Reptiles

• Age of Mammals

• Age of Birds

• Age of Fish

Which epoch in the Quaternary period started at 0.01 MYA?

• Holocene

• Pleistocene

• Pliocene

• Miocene

What was rapidly formed to the height they are today due to the collision between the N. American plate and the Pacific Plate?

• The Rocky Mountains

• The Andes Mountains

• The Himalayas

• The Alps

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What were the only animals to survive the Cretaceous extinction?

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

During a class discussion, Owen mentioned that the cooling trend continued through the start of the _______ Era and marks the last known ice age in Earth's history.

• Cenozoic

• Mesozoic

• Paleozoic

• Proterozoic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Foraminifera have ______ shells.

• calcium carbonate

• silica

• chitin

• keratin

When did snow begin to accumulate in the polar regions?

• During the Pleistocene epoch

• In the last century

• During the Holocene epoch

• In the last decade

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

What began to form along with mountain glaciers?

• Valleys

• Rivers

• Lakes

• Deserts

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A Mountain Glacier is a glacier that forms in (a)   regions at high elevations.

• mountain
• desert
• tropical
• coastal

The Pleistocene Epoch is also known as the (a)   .

• The Icy Epoch
• The Warm Epoch
• The Dry Epoch
• The Wet Epoch