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Geologic Time Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the largest unit of the Geologic Time Scale?

a)

Epoch

b)

Eon

c)

Era

d)

Period

2.

Which list is in order from LARGEST to smallest?

a)

Eon --> Era --> Period --> Epoch

b)

Epoch --> Period --> Era --> Eon

c)

Era --> Eon --> Period --> Epoch

d)

Eon --> Era --> Epoch --> Period

3.

Which unit is divided into eras?

a)

Epoch

b)

Eon

c)

Period

d)

Era

4.

Which unit is divided into epochs?

a)

Eon

b)

Era

c)

Period

d)

Epoch

5.

Earth's history divided into units of time

a)

Earth's History Book

b)

Mesozoic

c)

Cenozoic

d)

Geologic Time Scale

6.

Which unit is divided into periods?

a)

Eon

b)

Era

c)

Period

d)

Epoch

7.

Which of the below are the three eras?

a)

Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic

b)

Paleozoic, Cambrian, Precambrian

c)

Cenozoic, Holocene, Quaternary

d)

Phanerozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic

8.

List the eras in order from first (oldest) to last (most recent).

a)

Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic

b)

Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic

c)

Mesozoic, Cenozoic, Paleozoic

d)

Phanerozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic

9.

Which of the below is the era in which the first period occurs?

a)

Paleozoic

b)

Mesozoic

c)

Cenozoic

d)

Precambrian

10.

Which of the below is the first period of the Geologic Time Scale?

a)

Precambrian

b)

Cambrian

c)

Quaternary

d)

Phanerozoic

11.

Identify the eon in which we live.

a)

Precambrian

b)

Cambrian

c)

Quaternary

d)

Phanerozoic

12.

Identify the era in which we live.

a)

Paleozoic

b)

Mesozoic

c)

Cenozoic

d)

Precambrian

13.

Identify the period in which we live.

a)

Quaternary

b)

Tertiary

c)

Cretaceous

d)

Jurassic

14.

Identify the epoch in which we live.

a)

Miocene

b)

Pliocene

c)

Pleistocene

d)

Holocene

15.

What is the timespan before the Paleozoic Era?

a)

Cambrian

b)

Precambrian

c)

Ordovician

d)

Silurian

16.

Which unit of time is the earliest and longest unit?

a)

Cambrian

b)

Precambrian

c)

Ordovician

d)

Silurian

17.

Flowering plants are most common.

a)

Paleozoic

b)

Mesozoic

c)

Cenozoic

d)

Precambrian

18.

Appearance of flowering plants

a)

Paleozoic

b)

Mesozoic

c)

Cenozoic

d)

Precambrian

19.

Simple mosses and ferns

a)

Paleozoic

b)

Mesozoic

c)

Cenozoic

d)

Precambrian

20.

Which era witnessed the appearance of small mammals, birds, and was dominated by the dinosaurs?

a)

Paleozoic

b)

Mesozoic

c)

Cenozoic

d)

Precambrian

21.

Which era witnessed the appearance of early invertebrates, fish, arachnids, insects, amphibians, and reptiles?

a)

Paleozoic

b)

Mesozoic

c)

Cenozoic

d)

Precambrian

22.

Which era ended with the mass extinction of marine invertebrates?

a)

Paleozoic

b)

Mesozoic

c)

Cenozoic

d)

Precambiran

23.

Which era witnessed the appearance of new mammals and humans?

a)

Paleozoic

b)

Mesozoic

c)

Cenozoic

d)

Precambrian

24.

Which era ended with the mass extinction of the dinosaurs?

a)

Paleozoic

b)

Mesozoic

c)

Cenozoic

d)

Precambrian

25.

Which era were flowering plants most common?

a)

Paleozoic

b)

Mesozoic

c)

Cenozoic

d)

Precambrian