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Geological History

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 50mins

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Class
Date
1.

The end of life for a group of organisms, usually a species, is called a(n) ________________.

a)

Extinction

b)

Retirement

c)

Endangerment

d)

Catastrophe

2.

Preserved remains of plant and animals from the remote past are called _______________.

a)

Rocks

b)

Dinosaurs

c)

Strata

d)

Fossils

3.

Approximately how old is the Earth?

a)

4.6 billion years old

b)

4.6 million years old

c)

5 billion years old

d)

5 million years old

4.

This chronological time chart is broken into different time chunks, the largest being the Eon, then Era, Period, and Epoch.

a)

Timeline

b)

Calendar

c)

Geological time scale

d)

Time chart

5.

These specialized fossils indicate to geologists the boundaries in geological time and determine the age of rocks.

a)

Index fossils

b)

Limestone fossils

c)

Amber fossils

d)

Cast fossils

6.

What division of time was the longest ?

a)

Paleozoic

b)

Mesozoic

c)

Cenozoic

d)

Precambrian

7.

What era did dinosaurs go extinct ?

a)

Paleozoic

b)

Mesozoic

c)

Cenozoic

8.

London is studying the geological time scale. Which era would London find Humans in?

a)

Precambrian

b)

Cenozoic

c)

Paleozoic

d)

Mesozoic

9.

In what era did the first land plants appear?

a)

Silurian

b)

Mesozoic

c)

Paleozoic

10.
The geological time scale is divided into many subdivisions. The largest subdivision is
a)
Eras
b)
Periods
c)
Eons
d)
Epochs