Earth's History Quiz

Place the categories of Earth’s history in order from largest to smallest:

• Periods, Eons, eras

• Eras, Eons, Periods

• Epochs, Eras, Eons

• Eons, Eras, Periods

The portion of Earth’s history that starts 4.6 billion years ago and ends 542 million years ago?

• Paleozoic Era

• Precambrian Time

• Holocene Epoch

• Jurassic Period

This portion of time in Earth’s history contains the extinction of the dinosaurs.

• Precambrian Time

• Cretaceous Period

• Mesozoic Era

• Paleozoic Era

This portion of Earth’s history has mammals spreading all over the planet and dominating their environment.

• Triassic Period

• Cenozoic Era

• Paleozoic Era

• Jurassic Period

The atmosphere exerts pressure because

• It has weight

• of temperature

• of elevation

• It is above ground

The layers of the atmosphere are defined by

• Color

• Density

• Temperature

• Composition

Weather occurs in which layer of Earth’s atmosphere?

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

Most meteors burn up in which layer of Earth’s atmosphere?

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

The tropics can be found

• Between the 30 and 60 degree latitude lines

• Between the 23.5 degree latitude lines

• Above the 66.5 degree latitude lines

• At the 90 degrees latitude line.

The Vernal Equinox occurs in

• June

• September

• December

• March