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2.2.2b The Geological Column (OCR Geology)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which geological period is the most recent

a)

Triassic

b)

Cretaceous

c)

Devonian

d)

Cambrian

2.

Which geological period was well know for its abundant trees and deltas

a)

Devonian

b)

Cambrian

c)

Carboniferous

d)

Triassic

3.

What event marks the end of the permian period

a)

A meteorite impact

b)

A mass extinction

c)

Formation of Pangea

d)

Extinction of T-Rex

4.

Which geological period fits between the triassic and the carboniferous

(a)  

5.

What is the term given to the largest unit on the geological column

a)

Era

b)

Period

c)

Epoch

d)

Eon

6.

In which geological period are we living today

a)

Cenozoic

b)

Triassic

c)

Neogene

d)

Quaternary

7.

Which geological era is well known for its abundance of large scale reptilian life (dinosaurs!)

a)

Cenozic

b)

Phanerozic

c)

Mesozoic

d)

Palaeozoic

8.

Which of the below geological periods is the longest ago

a)

Neogene

b)

Jurassic

c)

Ordovician

d)

Silurian

9.

Which geological era is well defined by the zone fossil ammonoids

a)

Palaeozoic

b)

Phanerozoic

c)

Mesozoic

d)

Cenozoic

10.

The carboniferous is in which geological era

(a)  

11.

Between which 2 geological periods was the largest mass extinction seen in the geological past

a)

Cretaceous - Palaeogene

b)

Neogene - Quaternary

c)

Cambrian - Ordovician

d)

Permian - Triassic

12.

In which geological period did the trilobite pictured most likely live?

a)

Cretaceous

b)

Triassic

c)

Permian

d)

Quaternary

13.

Attempts to join distant exposures of rock across whole continents using fossils of the same age is known as

a)

Absolute dating

b)

Biostratigraphy

c)

Geological Column

d)

Radiometric Dating

14.

Which geological period marks the earliest in the Phanerozoic and the start of abundant fossil life

(a)  

15.

Which geological period does the pictured fossil most likely come from

a)

Quaternary

b)

Cretaceous

c)

Jurassic

d)

Cambrian

16.

Which geological period is the oldest in the mesozoic

(a)  

17.

Which of these geological periods belong in the Cenozoic

a)

Quaternary

b)

Cretaceous

c)

Ordovician

d)

Neogene

18.

Which of these geological periods matches the age range provided (359Ma - 419Ma)

a)

Cretaceous

b)

Neogene

c)

Devonian

d)

Cambrian

19.

Through what process have the absolute ages of the rocks within the geological column being confirmed

a)

Biostratigraphy

b)

Relative dating

c)

Carbon dating

d)

Radiometric Dating

20.

What is the most ancient period within the cenozoic?

(a)