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L4 History of Life on Earth

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which time period are we currently living?

a)

Precambrian Time

b)

Paleozoic Era

c)

Mesozoic Era

d)

Cenozoic Era

2.

Which fossil is the youngest?

a)

fossil A

b)

fossil B

c)

fossil C

d)

fossils A and B are the same age

3.

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

4.

History of life as documented by all fossils, preserved in sedimentary rock strata is known as the _________________________.

a)

Rock record

b)

Fossil record

c)

Geology record

d)

Petrified record

5.

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

a)

Rocks

b)

Dinosaurs

c)

Strata

d)

Fossils

6.

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

a)

Extinction

b)

Retirement

c)

Endangerment

d)

Catastrophe

7.

What division of time was the longest ?

a)

Paleozoic

b)

Mesozoic

c)

Cenozoic

d)

Precambrian

8.

What era did dinosaurs go extinct ?

a)

Paleozoic

b)

Mesozoic

c)

Cenozoic

9.
Relative dating of rock layers tells us that the deeper we dig, _______.
a)
the younger the rocks get
b)
the smellier the rocks get
c)
the harder the rocks get
d)
the older the rocks get
10.
How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?
a)
2015 years old
b)
3.6 billion years old
c)
4.6 billion years old
d)
4.6 million years old
11.

Paleozoic, Mesozoic & Cenozoic are all

a)

Epochs

b)

Eras

c)

Periods

d)

Eons

12.

Division of earth's history into manageable parts

a)

fossil

b)

geologic time scale

c)

fossil record

d)

extinction

13.

Determines whether a fossil formed before or after another fossil.

a)

Absolute dating

b)

Relative Dating

c)

Fossil record

14.

The largest divisions of the geological time scale are

a)

Eon

b)

Era

c)

Epoch

d)

Periods

15.

The first mass extinction occur at he end of the precambrian time.

a)

True

b)

False