WorksheetsGeologic Time
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
This living organism is the closest relative to dinosaurs.
Lizard
Whale
Bird
Gorilla
There have been how many major extinction events on planet Earth?
3
4
5
2
When did this creature live?
Triassic-Jurassic
Jurassic-Silurian
Cretaceous-Tertiary
Eocene-Oligocene
What are the names of ALL parts of the geologic time scale in correct order from broadest to narrowest?
era, period, eon
eon, era, period, epoch
era, eon, epoch, period
eon, era, epoch, period
What era did the formation of the earth occur?
Paleozoic
Precambrian
Cenozoic
Cambrian
How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?
2019 years old
3.6 billion years old
4.6 billion years old
4.6 million years old
What type of event usually marks the end of an Era
A Mass Extinction
A Quinceanera
An earthquake
A Volcanic Eruption
What are the four eras in order from OLDEST to NEWEST?
Pre-Cambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic
Pre-Cambrian, Mesozoic, Paleozoic, Cenozoic
Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic, Pre-Cambrian
Mesozoic, Pre-Cambrian, Cenozoic, Paleozoic
Which era is the most recent, the one that we are currently in?
Mesozoic
Paleozoic
Cenozoic
Precambrian
90% of Earth’s history occurred during which era?
Precambrian
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
During which two periods did MASS extinctions occur?
Archaean & Cambrian
Cambrian & Mississippian
Pennsylvanian & Permian
Permian & Cretaceous
The Geologic Time Scale is a record of what?
old geologists
sweet geology music
the known history of rocks and fossils
a list of every living thing ever
The principle of fossil succession states that different types
of fossil organisms
succeed one another in a definite order.
occur most often in sedimentary rock.
are older in the deepest layers of rock.
generally leave behind hard parts.
During which era/eon do humans live in?
Cenozoic
Pre-Cambrian
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
Where did most of the life live during the paleozoic era?
Land
Water
Air
None. There was no life in the paleozoic era.
