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Geology - Precambrian Summary

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Photosynthesis uses carbon dioxide and nutrients in the presence of sunlight to create

a)

food energy and ozone.

b)

chloroplasts and ozone.

c)

food energy and oxygen.

d)

life.

2.

Which of the following is the correct order of ages in geologic time?

a)

Eon > Era > Period > Epoch

b)

Era > Period > Eon > Epoch

c)

Epoch > Era > Eon > Period

d)

Period > Eon > Era > Epoch

3.

What is the first EON on on the Geologic Time Scale (GTS)

a)

Hadeon

b)

Archean

c)

Precambrian

d)

Cambrian

4.

Earth's water was brought in the form of "hydrates" from

a)

Comets & Asteroids

b)

Solar Flares

c)

The Moon

d)

Smurfs

5.

Time of intense impacts during the Precambrian Eon roughly 4 bya.

a)

Impact Period

b)

Heavy Bombardment Period

c)

Hydration Period

6.

Which rock type was NOT part of Earth's early continents?

a)

Chert

b)

Basalt

c)

Granite

d)

sandstone

7.

Earth's early atmosphere was primarily composed of what compound?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Argon

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Carbon Dioxide

8.

The first type of life found on earth.

a)

Plants

b)

Cyanobacteria

c)

Red Algae

d)

Polar Bears

9.

There has only been one supercontinent and is named Pangaea.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The presence of ___________ in the atmosphere means the atmosphere was much ________than today.

a)

Oxygen, Warmer

b)

Nitrogen, cooler

c)

Carbon Dioxide, Warmer

d)

Carbon Dioxide, Cooler

11.
Which era is the longest?
a)
Cenozoic
b)
Cambrian
c)
Precambrian
d)
Phanerozoic
12.

The buildup of oxygen and the first eukaryotes occurred in the _______eon.

a)

Hadean

b)

Archaen

c)

Proterozoic

d)

Phanerozoic

13.

Snowball Earth was a result of many things, but one main component was the rise in ______

a)

Carbon Dioxide

b)

Oxygen

c)

Water levels

14.

Fire life on Earth was prokaryotes, which is

a)

Single-Celled Organisms

b)

Multicellular Organisms