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WorksheetsGeologic Time Scale
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the earliest eon?
archaean
hadean
proterozoic
phanerozoic
Earth has been existing for how many years now?
approximately 2 million years
around 3 millions years
about 4.5 billion years
approximately 5 billion years
On what eon stromatolites, the first life forms, flourished?
archaen
hadean
phanerozoic
proterozoic
What is the current eon we are in?
archeaan
hadean
phanerozoic
proterozoic
What is the smallest time increment in the geologic time scale?
eon
epoch
era
ages
What era did dinosaurs dominate the earth?
cenozoic
mesozoic
paleozoic
phanerozoic
The Paleozoic era started with a Cambrian explosion.
True
False
On what era did trilobites appear on earth?
cenozoic
mesozoic
paleozoic
phanerozoic
What are the first land organisms inhabited the earth during the paleozoic era?
amphibians
mammals
plants
primates
What is considered the greatest extinction in the geologic time history?
cambrian explosion
great dying
cretaceous-paleogene extinction
Which era is considered as the "Age of Reptiles"
cenozoic
mesozoic
phanerozoic
paleozoic
According to geologists and paleontologists, what is the main cause of cretaceous-paleogene extinction?
asteroid that struck the earth
volcanic eruption
sudden change in global temperature
existence of mammals
Which of the following organisms did not thrive during the cenozoic era?
flowering plants
mammals
non-avian dinosaurs
primates
On what era did Ice Age happen?
cenozoic
mesozoic
paleozoic
How does one era end and begin another era based on the events in the geologic time scale?
sudden change in temperature
mass extinction
movement of land forms
existence of humans
