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Geologic Timeline Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Earth is _______ years old

a)

3 billion

b)

4.6 billion

c)

4.6 million

d)

567 million

2.

Mammals were dominant in which era?

a)

Paleozoic

b)

Cenozoic

c)

Mesozoic

d)

Precambrian

3.

Which is the longest time period in the geologic time scale

a)

Period

b)

Epoch

c)

Era

d)

Eon

4.

What are the four eras in order from oldest to youngest?

a)

Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic

b)

Precambrian, Mesozoic, Paleozoic, Cenozoic

c)

Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic, Precambrian

d)

Mesozoic, Precambrian, Cenozoic, Paleozoic

5.

What era are we currently in?

a)

Mesozoic

b)

Cenozoic

c)

Paleozoic

d)

Precambrian

6.

What happened during the "Cambrian explosion"

a)

An asteroid caused a mass extinction

b)

Mammals began to dominate the Earth

c)

This is when there was a major increase in the number and diversity of invertebrate species in a short period of time.

7.

Which came first?

a)

Trilobites are one of the dominant species on Earth

b)

Amphibians leave the water

c)

The age of reptiles

d)

Early humans arise on Earth

8.

Which Layer is the oldest?

a)

A

b)

X

c)

G

d)

Z

9.

Which layer is the youngest?

a)

Z

b)

D

c)

W

d)

A

10.

A fossil is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age. Examples include bones, shells, exoskeletons, stone imprints of animals or microbes, objects preserved in amber, hair, petrified wood, oil, coal, and DNA remnants. Select True.

a)

True

b)

False