Geologic Timeline Assignment
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What is the current eon called?
Hadean
Archean
Proterozoic
Phanerozoic
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Earth is _______ years old
3 billion
4.6 billion
4.6 million
567 million
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Mammals were dominant in which era?
Paleozoic
Cenozoic
Mesozoic
Precambrian
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Which is the longest time period in the geologic time scale
Period
Epoch
Era
Eon
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What are the four eras in order from oldest to youngest?
Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic
Precambrian, Mesozoic, Paleozoic, Cenozoic
Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic, Precambrian
Mesozoic, Precambrian, Cenozoic, Paleozoic
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What era are we currently in?
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
Paleozoic
Precambrian
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What happened during the "Cambrian explosion"
An asteroid caused a mass extinction
Mammals began to dominate the Earth
This is when there was a major increase in the number and diversity of invertebrate species in a short period of time.
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Which came first?
Trilobites are one of the dominant species on Earth
Amphibians leave the water
The age of reptiles
Early humans arise on Earth
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Which came first in Geologic Time?
Cenozoic Era
Mesozoic Era
Paleozoic Era
Precambrian Time
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According to the fossil record, when did life first appear on Earth?
35,000 years ago
3.5-3.8 billion years ago
350,000 years ago
350 years ago
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During which time segment of the Geologic Time Scale did life first appear?
Cenozoic Era
Mesozoic Era
Paleozoic Era
Precambrian Time
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During which time segment of the Geologic Time Scale did dinosaurs live?
Cenozoic Era
Mesozoic Era
Paleozoic Era
Precambrian Time
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According to the fossil record, which evolved first?
vertebrates
invertebrates
the evolved at the same time
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Mass extinctions occurred at the end of both the ______________ and the _______________ Eras.
Paleozoic and Cenozoic
Cenozoic and Mesozoic
Paleozoic and Mesozoic
None of the above
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Which vertebrates have been around longer?
fish
amphibians
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Which vertebrates have been around longer?
mammals
reptiles
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Approximately 3.8 billion years ago what first appeared on Earth?
Whales
Water
Wasps
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Pangaea formed near the end of the Paleozoic Era. What was Pangaea?
a species of lemur
a lake in Brazil
a giant landmass of continents
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The first signs of life appeared-
Hadean
Archean
Proterozoic
Cambrian
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The first era in the Geologic Timeline is the-
Archean
Hadean
Proterozoic
Cambrian
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Most coal deposits come from which period?
Carboniferous
Cambrian
Triassic
Silurian
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Life moves on land during the-
Archean
Silurian
Permian
Jurassic
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When do reptiles dominate?
Permian
Jurassic
Cambrian
Cretaceous
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Angiosperms (flowering plants) appear during which period?
Carboniferous
Triassic
Devonian
Cretaceous
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Which geologic period is known as the 'Age of amphibians'?
Triassic
Paleozoic
Carboniferous
Devonian
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Which era is characterized by the rise of hard-shelled organisms and shallow seas?
Hadean
Archean
Proterozoic
Cambrian
What is the current eon called?
Hadean
Archean
Proterozoic
Phanerozoic
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