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The Paleozoic Era

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what is the Paleozoic era?

a)

Mesozoic Era

b)

the era of jesus Christ

c)

the earliest of three geologic eras of the Phanerozoic Eon. It is the longest of the Phanerozoic eras.

d)

Primitive fish and reptiles, land plants, and insects

2.

what is an inland sea?

a)

an entirely landlocked large body of salt or fresh water

b)

just rocks.

c)

its a land that has a small amount of water

d)

an island that is in the middle of the sea

3.

what was the nickname of the middle Paleozoic?

a)

the age of special creatures

b)

the age of invertebrates

c)

the age of amphibians

d)

the age of fishes

4.

how did the middle Paleozoic end?

a)

they ran into a rock

b)

they ran off

c)

the mass extinction event

d)

they got eaten by bigger predators

5.

what Is a coal swamp?

a)

A swamp that is all black and nasty looking

b)

Is an oxygen-poor environment where,over time, plant material changes into coal.

c)

A swamp filled with coal made out of devolved rocks.

d)

The swamp where shrek lives

6.

What is a supercontinent?

a)

A continent that split in 5 pieces along time ago

b)

a continent where everyone is super cool

c)

Is an ancient landmass that separated into a present day continent

d)

It’s a continent that is super duper cool

7.

What is the Cenozoic era?

a)

The youngest era of the Phanerozoic eon

b)

The oldest of the Phanerozoic eon

c)

the longest lasting era of the Phanerozoic eon

d)

idek I don’t speak this language

8.

age of amphibians is

a)

early Paleozoic

b)

Middle Paleozoic

c)

Late Paleozoic

9.

Age of invertebrates

a)

early Paleozoic

b)

middle Paleozoic

c)

late Paleozoic

10.

Plants living in the ocean evolved during

a)

early Paleozoic

b)

middle Paleozoic

c)

Late Paleozoic

11.

Dunkleosteus fish lived during

a)

Early Paleozoic

b)

Middle Paleozoic

c)

Late Paleozoic

12.

During this period, life was only on the ocean, and it was the age of animals that don't have a backbone

a)

Early Paleozoic

b)

Middle Paleozoic

c)

Late Paleozoic

13.

Insects evolved during

a)

early Paleozoic

b)

middle Paleozoic

c)

Late Paleozoic

14.

reptiles evolved during

a)

early Paleozoic

b)

middle Paleozoic

c)

Late Paleozoic

15.
By the end of this era, reptiles became dominant.
a)
cenzoic
b)
mesozoic
c)
paleozoic
d)
precambrian
16.
Which is the most recent era of time- the one that we are currently in?
a)
Mesozoic 
b)
Paleozoic 
c)
Cenozoic 
d)
Precambrian 
17.
The single land mass that existed about 245 million years ago is named what?
a)
Fossil
b)
Pangea
c)
Bob
d)
Tectonic plates
18.
When did the Precambrian era begin
a)
66 mya
b)
4.6 bya
c)
540 mya
d)
245 mya
19.
How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?
a)
2015 years old
b)
3.6 billion years old
c)
4.6 billion years old
d)
4.6 million years old
20.
Paleozoic, Mesozoic & Cenozoic are all
a)
Epochs
b)
Eras
c)
Periods
d)
Eons
21.
The Geologic Time Scale is a record of what?
a)
old geologists
b)
sweet geology music
c)
the known history of rocks and fossils
d)
a list of every living thing ever
22.
Name the 4 time frames in order from oldest to youngest.
a)
Precambrian Time, Paleozoic Era, Mesozoic Era, Cenozoic Era
b)
Mesozoic Era, Precambrian time, Cenozoic Era, Paleozoic Era
c)
Paleozoic Era, Mesozoic Era, Precambrian Time, Cenozoic
23.
The Paleozoic era occurred during which time frame?
a)
4.6 bya - 540 mya
b)
540 mya - 245 mya
c)
245 mya - 66 mya
d)
66 mya - current