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WorksheetsWelcome to the Anthropocene
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
The modern technology that helps scientists gather data about the temperature, weather, land cover, oceans, and more about planet Earth is......
weather vanes
instachat stories reports
satellites in space
wind socks
Approximately how old is Planet Earth?
62,000 years
4.54 million years
6.2 billion years
4.54 billion years
What is the Geologic Timescale determined by?
Characteristics and changes in Earth's surface
Characteristics and changes in Earth's climate
Characteristics and changes in the types of organisms on Earth
Nothing; the units of time are the same regardless of what was happening on Earth
What epoch began 11,750 years ago?
Holocene
Pleistocene
Miocene
The Big Cene
What is a major characteristic of the Holocene epoch? Select all that apply!
A warmer climate (the "Ice Age" was before)
A more stable climate
A cooler climate
A less stable climate
What do scientists believe humans were able to do because of the warmer, more stable climate of the Holocene?
Invent agriculture
Shift to a more nomadic lifestyle
Control fire
Start making tools
Impacts on our Earth in the Anthropocene are primarily being caused by:
squirrels
sea life
humans
insects
Scientists all agree exactly when the Anthropocene is said to start.
True
False
What happened July 16th, 1945 that has led some scientists to believe that is the start date of the Anthropocene?
Plastic was invented
The first oil spill occurred
Humans started agriculture
The first nuclear bomb was tested
