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Earth's History

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the longest unit of time?

a)

Eon

b)

Era

c)

Period

d)

Epoch

2.

What Era are we currently in?

a)

Paleozoic

b)

Mesozoic

c)

Cenozoic

d)

Triassic

3.

Which Era was dominated by dinosaurs?

a)

Paleozoic

b)

Mesozoic

c)

Cenozoic

d)

Cambrian

4.

Which segment of time is the smallest?

a)

Eon

b)

Era

c)

Period

d)

Epoch

5.

Which era is the first era represented with fossils?

a)

Paleozoic

b)

Mesozoic

c)

Cenozoic

6.
What era was the age of fish?
a)
Precambrian
b)
Palezoic
c)
Mesozoic
d)
Cenozoic
7.
What type of rock do fossils form in?
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Classic
8.
An event in time when large amounts of animals and plants die off
a)
geologic time
b)
precambrian
c)
period
d)
mass extinction
9.
What is the Cenozoic Era also known as ?
a)
Age of Mammals
b)
Age of Plants
c)
Age of Cenozoic 
d)
Age of Birds 
10.
Which period are we currently in?
a)
Quaternary
b)
Holocene
c)
Jurassic
d)
Tertiary
11.
How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?
a)
2015 years old
b)
3.6 billion years old
c)
4.6 billion years old
d)
4.6 million years old
12.
The Geologic Time Scale is a record of what?
a)
old geologists
b)
sweet geology music
c)
the known history of rocks and fossils
d)
a list of every living thing ever
13.
A scientist who studies fossils is called a what?
a)
Fossilologist
b)
Rock Hound
c)
Archeologist
d)
Paleontologist
14.

Which rock layer is the youngest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

15.
Known as the age of the mammals?
a)
Mesozoic Era
b)
Holocene Epoch
c)
Cenozoic Era
d)
Cambrian
16.

Which rock layer is the oldest?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

D

d)

F

17.

What do scientists think may have caused dinosaurs to become extinct?

a)

competition between animals

b)

climate change due to the asteroid hitting earth

c)

disappearance of prey

d)

competition from mammals

18.

Fossil lived the longest?

a)

plant

b)

Trilobite

c)

Ammonite

d)

bird

19.

What type of event usually marks the end of an Era

a)

A Mass Extinction

b)

A Quinceanera

c)

An earthquake

d)

A Volcanic Eruption

20.

Which era is the most recent, the one that we are currently in?

a)

Mesozoic

b)

Paleozoic

c)

Cenozoic

d)

Precambrian

21.

Which era ended in the largest mass extinction on the time scale?

a)

Paleozoic

b)

Mesozoic

c)

Cenozoic