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Geological Time Scale

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The following make up the 3 periods of the mesozoic era:

a)

Triassic

b)

Jurassic

c)

Cretaceous

d)

Permian

2.

This period is characterized by the appearance of the first dinosaurs and the first mammals:

a)

Triassic

b)

Permian

c)

Devonian

d)

Carboniferous

3.

Which of the following shows the periods of the Paleozoic era, in order from oldest to youngest?

a)

Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous, Permian

b)

Carboniferous, Cambrian, Silurian, Ordovidian

c)

Silurian, Devonian, Permian, Ordovidian, Cambrian

d)

Permian, Carboniferous, Devonian, Silurian, Ordovician, Cambrian

4.

During which era has the modern human evolved?

a)

Cenozoic

b)

Phanerozoic

c)

Mesozoic

d)

Quarternary

5.

Which eon encompasses all organisms prior to the Cambrian period?

a)

Phanerozoic

b)

Precambrian

c)

Paleozoic

d)

Cambrian

6.

Which period is known for the first reptiles, scale trees, and seed ferns?

a)

Carboniferous

b)

Permian

c)

Cretaceous

d)

Quarternary

7.

During which two periods were there major mass extinctions, one of which caused the extinction of over 95% of all organisms on Earth, and the other gave rise to extinction of the dinosaurs?

a)

Permian

b)

Cretaceous

c)

Jurassic

d)

Triassic

8.

Which is the correct order of the eras of the geological time scale, in order, from oldest to youngest?

a)

Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic

b)

Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic

c)

Precambrian, Cambrian, Phanerozoic

d)

Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous

9.

During which period did the evolution of humans occur?

a)

Cenozoic

b)

Quarternary

c)

Phanerozoic

d)

Tertiary