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WorksheetsGeologic Time
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which era of geologic time do we currently live in?
a)
Cenozoic
b)
Mesozoic
c)
Paleozoic
d)
Archaen
2.
What time period makes up 90% of Earth's history?
a)
Mesozoic Era
b)
Phanerozoic Eon
c)
Precambrian Time
d)
Jurassic Period
3.
Identify the Era:
where dinosaurs thrived
where dinosaurs thrived
a)
Precambrian
b)
Paleozoic
c)
Mesozoic
d)
Cenozoic
4.
Identify the Era:
Humans live in this era
Humans live in this era
a)
Precambrian
b)
Paleozoic
c)
Mesozoic
d)
Cenozoic
5.
The Cenozoic Era is often called "the Age of the ____"
a)
Dinosaurs
b)
Mammals
c)
Amphibians
d)
Reptiles
6.
Eras of the geologic time scale are
divided into ______.
divided into ______.
a)
periods
b)
ages
c)
units
d)
epochs
7.
Plants and animals first reached land during the
a)
Mesozoic Era
b)
Cenozoic Era
c)
Paleozoic Era
d)
Precambrian
8.
Identify the Era:
This eras name means "ancient" or "early" life.
This eras name means "ancient" or "early" life.
a)
Precambrian
b)
Paleozoic
c)
Mesozoic
d)
Cenozoic
9.
Identify the Era:
Amphibians first developed in this era.
Amphibians first developed in this era.
a)
Precambrian
b)
Paleozoic
c)
Mesozoic
d)
Cenozoic
10.
How did the Earth change 2.5 billion years ago when many organisms began using photosynthesis to make food?
a)
the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere increased
b)
mass extinction occurred
c)
the oceans became larger
d)
rainfall increased
11.
This theory states that there was a huge gap in the history of Earth between creation and sin in which evolution took place.
a)
Gap Theory
b)
Old Earth Creationism
c)
Theistic Evolution
d)
Evolution
12.
This theory states that an intelligent creator made the probionts and directed the process of evolution.
a)
Gap Theory
b)
Old Earth Creationism
c)
Theistic Evolution
d)
Evolution
13.
This theory is based in the account of creation in Genesis.
a)
Gap Theory
b)
Old Earth Creationism
c)
Theistic Evolution
d)
Evolution
14.
This catastrophic event is the center of New Earth Theory.
a)
A worldwide flood
b)
A worldwide fire
c)
Large volcanic eruptions over the surface of the Earth
d)
A large asteroid striking the Yucatan Peninsula
15.
Which of the following are reasons that New Earth Theory claims radiometric dating is not accurate?
a)
Magma can "add isotopes" to samples
b)
It is unknown how many isotopes started in the rock to begin with
c)
Rocks with known ages have been tested and read as the wrong age
d)
All options are correct
16.
During this period, animals changed the atmosphere by producing large amounts of CO2.
a)
Carboniferous
b)
Permian
c)
Devonian
d)
Triassic
17.
Why were the dinosaurs able to evolve in the Triassic Period?
a)
There was very little competition due to a mass extinction.
b)
They were better suited than the mammals around them.
c)
They were able to fight the large arthropods currently living on Earth.
d)
The mammals were wiped out by the mass extinction.
18.
How many periods is Earth's history divided into?
a)
9
b)
10
c)
11
d)
12
19.
The first life on Earth was called this.
a)
Protobionts
b)
Prokaryotes
c)
Prototypes
d)
Protozoic
20.
Which of the following is a theory about how the dinosaurs died?
a)
An asteroid struck the Earth
b)
Climate change due to volcanic action
c)
Development of new angiosperms
d)
All options are correct
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