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GTS Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which era is the longest?
a)
Cenozoic
b)
Cambrian
c)
Precambrian
d)
Phanerozoic
2.

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

3.

During what Period were Dinosaurs present?

a)

Paleogene

b)

Quaternary

c)

Precambrian

d)

Jurassic

4.

The age of marine life.

a)

paleozoic

b)

mesozoic

c)

cenozoic

5.

The Age of Mammals

a)

Cenozoic

b)

Mesozoic

c)

Paleozoic

6.

In which time period are we currently living?

a)

Precambrian Time

b)

Paleozoic Era

c)

Mesozoic Era

d)

Cenozoic Era

7.

The Age of Fishes

a)

Devonian Period

b)

Cambrian Period

c)

Vendian Period

d)

Silurian Period

8.

The _________ was the period of giant hard-shelled creatures: arthropods, insects and marine invertebrates.

a)

Permian

b)

Silurian

c)

Devonian

d)

Ordovician

9.
Place the following in order starting with the OLDEST
1  Paleozoic
2  Cenozoic
3  Precambrian
4  Mesozoic
a)
1 3 2 4 
b)
3 1 4 2
c)
4 3 2 1 
d)
2 3 1 4
10.

What are the four eras in order from OLDEST to NEWEST?

a)

Pre-Cambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic

b)

Pre-Cambrian, Mesozoic, Paleozoic, Cenozoic

c)

Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic, Pre-Cambrian

d)

Mesozoic, Pre-Cambrian, Cenozoic, Paleozoic

11.

What era did trilobites, fishes, and other marine organisms dominate?

a)

Precambrian

b)

Paleozoic

c)

Mesozoic

d)

Cenozoic

12.

What is the current eon we are in?

a)

archeaan

b)

hadean

c)

phanerozoic

d)

proterozoic

13.

What is the smallest time increment in the geologic time scale?

a)

eon

b)

epoch

c)

era

d)

ages

14.

The Paleozoic era started with a Cambrian explosion.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Which era is considered as the "Age of Reptiles"

a)

cenozoic

b)

mesozoic

c)

phanerozoic

d)

paleozoic