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Geologic Time Scale

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
_______________ is the long span of time that begins geologic time.
a)
Precambrian Time
b)
Cenozoic Time
2.
The Triassic Period, the Jurassic Period, and the Cretaceous Period occurred in what era?
a)
Cenozoic
b)
Mesozoic
3.
A unit of geologic time that subdivides eras
a)
period
b)
time span
4.
Eras are subdivided into units of geologic time called periods.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
___________ a record of the geologic events and the evolution of life forms as shown in the fossil record. 
a)
Eras
b)
Geologic Time Scale
6.
 The Quaternary period, where humans first appeared, is in the Mesozoic era.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Which period are we currently in?
a)
Quaternary
b)
Holocene
c)
Jurassic
d)
Tertiary
8.
Which era is the longest?
a)
Cenozoic
b)
Cambrian
c)
Precambrian
d)
Phanerozoic
9.
The geologic time scale is a record of....
a)
the history of fossils only
b)
the history of rocks
c)
the history of rock layers and fossils
d)
geologist notes
10.

In what time period did Pangaea, the super-continent, appear?

a)

Precambrian

b)

Paleozoic

c)

Mesozoic

d)

Cenozoic

11.

Dinosaurs, small mammals, and birds are found in this time period

a)

Precambrian

b)

Paleozoic

c)

Mesozoic

d)

Cenozoic

12.

The end of life for a group of organisms, usually a species, is called a ___________.

a)

wipeout

b)

mass extinction

c)

meteorite

d)

dying off

13.

Which segment of time is the smallest?

a)

Eon

b)

Era

c)

Period

d)

Epoch

14.

During what Period were Dinosaurs present?

a)

Paleogene

b)

Quaternary

c)

Precambrian

d)

Jurassic

15.

During this period Earth was flowing with lava, the core was unstable, and was the first Era of the Precambrian Eon.

a)

Paleozoic

b)

Hadean

c)

Archean

d)

Cenozoic

16.

Put the following units of geological time in order from largest to smallest unit of time.

a)

Epoch, Eon, Era, Period

b)

Epoch, Period, Era, Eon

c)

Eon, Era, Period, Epoch

d)

Period, Eon, Period, Era

17.

What is the leading cause of mass extinctions of life on Earth?

a)

Mass extinctions are most commonly caused by a dramatic change in some part of the earth system that affects key populations of organisms.

b)

Mass extinctions are most commonly by the shock wave from the collision of a comet or meteoroid with the Earth.

c)

Mass extinctions are most commonly by radiation poisoning from the Sun's solar winds.

d)

Mass extinctions are most commonly by floods that cover all of the land masses on the planet.

18.

The period of geologic time when the biodiversity of life on the planet increased dramatically was

a)

Jurassic

b)

Triassic

c)

Permian

d)

Cambrian

19.

The epoch we are currently living in is the

a)

Holocene

b)

Quaternary

c)

Cambrian

d)

Pleistocene

20.

During which periods did the first land plants, vertebrates, and insects appear?

a)

Jurassic-triassic

b)

Ordovician-silurian

c)

Hadean-acheon

d)

Tertiary-quaternary

21.

The Cenozoic is a

a)

eon

b)

era

c)

period

d)

epoch

22.

The Phanerozoic is a

a)

eon

b)

era

c)

period

d)

epoch

23.

The time when the first jawed fishes and amphibians appeared

a)

Devonian

b)

Jurassic

c)

Cambrian

d)

Hadean

24.

Known as the age of reptiles

a)

Mesozoic

b)

Cenozoic

c)

Phanerozoic

d)

Cambrian

25.

The time when mammals became dominant

a)

Jurassic

b)

Oligocene

c)

Cambrian

d)

Hadean