Earth's History unit 4 test

Which period is known for the first appearance of birds?

• Triassic

• Jurassic

• Cretaceous

• Paleogene

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Fill in the blank: The _______ era is known as the 'Age of Mammals'.

• A. Paleozoic

• B. Mesozoic

• C. Cenozoic

• D. Precambrian

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Fill in the blank: The Cambrian period is part of the _______ era.

• Paleozoic

• Mesozoic

• Cenozoic

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Fill in the blank: The _______ period is known for the dominance of dinosaurs.

• Jurassic

• precambrian

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Which epoch is directly before the Holocene?

• Pleistocene

• Miocene

• Oligocene

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Fill in the blank: The _______ period is the last in the Mesozoic era.

• Triassic

• Jurassic

• Cretaceous

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Which era is known for the formation of the first complex life forms?

• Paleozoic

• Mesozoic

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What does the presence of a river-deposited layer above marine fossil layers indicate?

• A river system replaced the ocean.

• The ocean became deeper.

• The area became a desert.

• None of the above.

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Which of the following fossil discoveries best demonstrates a change in the Earth's climate?

• Scientists find an area that contains a variety of plant fossils but no animal fossils.

• Scientists discover fossils of straight teeth buried below fossils of curved teeth.

• Scientists find a large amount of fossils of tropical plants and animals in a desert.

• Scientists discover a large amount of fossils of marine life near the shore.

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Fill in the blank: Scientists find a large amount of fossils of tropical plants and animals in a desert. This discovery suggests a change in the Earth's ______.

• temperature

• climate

• population

• geography

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