Mesozoic Era

The Geologic Time Scale is a record of what?

• old geologists

• sweet geology music

• the known history of rocks and fossils

• a list of every living thing ever

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On the geologic time scale, eras are divided in to

• Epochs

• Periods

• Indexes

• Relative dates

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Which is the correct order to time units from smallest to largest?

• Epoch, period, era, eon

• Epoch, era, period, eon

• Eon, era, period, epoch

• Period, eon, epoch, era

What are the three parts of the Mesozoic Era (in order)?

• Triassic, Jurassic, Criassic

• Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous

• Triassic, Cretaceous, Jurassic

• Trias, Jura, Kreide

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What most likely caused the mass extinction event at the end of the Mesozoic Era?

• Meteorite

• Climate Change

• Over Hunting

• Chuck Norris

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How many years did the Mesozoic Era last?

• 119 million years

• 183 million years

• 194 million years

• 525,600 minutes

What do we call the Mesozoic reptiles who ruled the land?

• Dinosaurs

• Plesiosaurs

• Pterosaurs

• Humans

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The Mesozoic Era is part of which eon?

• Archaean

• Phanerozoic

• Precambrian

• Cenozoic

In what period did mammals appear?

• Cretaceous

• Triassic

• Jurassic

• Last Friday

When did the first flowers appear?

• Jurassic Period

• Triassic Period

• Cretaceous Period

• Half Time