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A Trip Through Geologic Time
A Trip Through Geologic Time
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This is a Quiz about Early Earth and the Eras of Earths History.
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When did the atmosphere, oceans, and continents begin to form on Earth ?
3.5 billion years ago
2.5 million years ago
During the Precambrian Era
During the Mesozoic Era
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True or False. Pangaea formed in the Devonian Period during the Paleozoic Era.
False
True
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What happened about 260 million years ago during the Permian Period?
Dinosaurs formed
Dinosaurs died
A comet struck Earth
Pangaea formed
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In what period did animals begin to invade the land?
Silurian Period
Tertiary Period
Devonian Period
Cambrian Period
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What Era is the Age of Reptiles?
Mesozoic Era
Cenozoic Era
The Time Travelling Era
Paleozoic Era
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How many periods are in the Paleozoic Era?
9
7
5
6
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True or False. Reptiles were VERY successful in the Paleozoic Era.
False
True
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What is a comet?
ball of sand that hits planets
a ball of light created by the Sun
ball of dust and ice that orbits the Sun
ball of water formed by Neptune
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What were the major events in the Paleozoic Era?
Early organisms evolved
Structures formed (such as the Death Star)
Reptiles evolved
Humans evolved
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In what Era did mammals start to evolve and live in many different environments?
Cenozoic Era
The Metahuman Era
Paleozoic Era
Mesozoic Era
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What happened after every era?
A mass extinction
New animals formed
Increase in population
Reptiles evolved
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When did dinosaurs and other organisms in the Mesozoic Era go extinct?
15 billion years ago
65 million years ago
39 million years ago
23 million years ago.
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True or False. Reptiles were still dominant vertebrates throughout the Cretaceous Period.
True
False
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When did Earth form?
4.5 billion years ago
4.6 billion years ago
4.6 million years ago
When the Sun formed
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What were early Precambrian organisms like?
They looked like mammals
They looked like bacteria
They looked like fish
They were single celled organisms
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When did the first organisms on Earth form?
2.5 million years ago
4.6 billion years ago
3.5 billion years ago
5.7 billion years ago
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When was the Permian Period?
About 1 billion years ago
About 64 million years ago
About 256 million years ago
About 260 million years ago
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What are the last periods in the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic Era?
Permian, Cretaceous, and Quaternary
Permian, Jurassic, and Quaternary
Silurian, Cretaceous, and Tertiary
Cretaceous, Quaternary, and Triassic
