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Geologic Timeline

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Geologic time

a)

A line that appears in the surface of the Earth

b)

Longest units of geologic time

c)

History and Evolution of Life

d)

Geologic Life on other Planets and the Moon

2.

Eons

a)

Little periods of time in History of Evolution

b)

Longest units of geologic time

c)

Eons are subdivided into smaller unit of time

d)

Eras and Eons are the same periods of time

3.

Eras

a)

Different layers contain different fossils

b)

Longest units of geologic time

c)

The times that were very long like the ones when dinosaurs lived

d)

Eons are subdivided into smaller unit of time

4.

Fossil

a)

Time boundaries based on what was observed in the Earth's rock layer

b)

Different layers contain different fossils

c)

Bones and flesh

d)

Things that are very old underground

5.

Changes in Fossils

a)

Unicellular (One-Celled) organism much like present day bacteria90% of Earth's History

b)

Abrupt changes in the type of fossils with the layers were observed organism that lived during that period of time suddenly disappeared. These changes did not occur at regular intervals of time, units ( Eon, Era, Period, epoch) are of unequal length.

c)

Rock strata

d)

Fossils that change very much because they were hidden underneath the surface

6.

Mass Extinction

a)

Is when all the mass disappear from the store

b)

Is when the mass is not created or destroyed

c)

It is when there's no more mass

d)

Is the extinction of many species on Earth within a short period of time

7.

Precambrian Period

a)

Unicellular (One-Celled) organism much like present day bacteria90% of Earth's History

b)

New types of multicellular life-formsComplex life-formMostly invertebrates- animal without backbone

c)

65.5 Millions years ago until Present dayKnow about this era the most due to present fossils and rock recordsMountains BuildingsIce age-GlaciersMega-MammalsRise of Humans

d)

Before plants were green and animals were big

8.

Cambrian Period

a)

Oldest of the Phanerozoic EonVery long-divided into 3 partsEarth's climate warmingVertebrates appear(animal with backbone)Age of fishMountain formation-PangaeaAmphibians-Fish-like organism that spent part of their lives on land

b)

New types of multicellular life-formsComplex life-formMostly invertebrates- animal without backbone

c)

When dinosaurs were not too tall, and they all were happy running around

d)

DinosaursBreakup Of PangaeaSea levels riseCoal swamps formedTrees and plants sank into swamps and over million of years turned into coal70% of all life on Earth become extinctAppearance of mammals

9.

Paleozoic Era

a)

Dinosaurs dominated this period of time and they were vegetarians

b)

No dinosaurs were allowed here

c)

Oldest of the Phanerozoic Eon, very long-divided into 3 parts, Earth's climate warming, Vertebrates appear(animal with backbone) Age of fish, Mountain formation-PangaeaAmphibians-Fish-like organism that spent part of their lives on land

d)

Organisms used to be very lazy during this period of time

10.

Mesozoic Era

a)

Humans used to hunt small dinosaurs and fish once a year

b)

Abrupt changes in the type of fossils with the layers were observed organism that lived during that period of time suddenly disappeared. These changes did not occur at regular intervals so time unit( Eon, Era, Period, epoch) are of unequal length

c)

This is known as the time of Different layers contain different fossils

d)

Dinosaurs

*Breakup of Pangaea

*Sea levels rise

*coal swamps formed

*trees and plants sank into swamps and over million of years turned into coal

*70% of all life on Earth become extinct

*appearance of mammals

11.

Cenozoic Era

a)

65.5 Millions years ago until present day

*know about this era the most due to present fossils and rock records

*mountains buildings

*Ice age-glaciers

*mega-mammals

*rise of humans

b)

When the romans fought against the cenozoic tribes

c)

New types of multicellular life-formsComplex life-formMostly invertebrates- animal without backbone

d)

The oldest Era, it goes back from when the solar system appeared for the first time

12.

Most accepted theory about what happened when dinosaurs went extinct

a)

An explossion ocurred because a volcano erupted

b)

A massive ice age kill everything on Earth

c)

An asteroid impacted the Earth in what we know now as the Yucatan peninsula

d)

A meteorite impacted the Moon and that's why it has many craters

13.

Why scientists are exploring Mars?

a)

Because they want to see how hot it is

b)

Because Mars is close and they are looking for liquid water and exploring its geologic history and therefore analyze the possibility of life on Mars

c)

Because they don't have anything else to do

d)

Because it's fun to have rovers moving remotely from Earth

14.

How long approx takes Astronauts to travel to Mars and why there's variations in this time?

a)

It takes between 6 and 9 months and it all depends on the trajectory of the planets and its movement

b)

It takes years and that never will change

c)

It takes between 9 and 10 years and thats crazy

d)

Humans are never going to be on Mars surface

15.

How long ago the asteroid that kill dinosaurs hit the Earth?

a)

65 years ago

b)

65 thousands years ago

c)

65 billions years ago

d)

65 millions years ago

16.

For how long approx dinosaurs lived on Earth?

a)

For approx 140 millions years

b)

For 140 thousand years

c)

For approx 120 thousand years

d)

For approx 140 billion years

17.

For how long approx modern Humans have been on Earth?

a)

Millions of years

b)

Humans hunted dinosaurs

c)

Approx 120 thousand years

d)

120 years