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Geologic Time Scale
Era, Period, Epoch
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Geology
Undergraduate 1
05/23/2013
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Name the oldest era of the Phanerozoic eon:
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Paleozoic
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Name the middle era of the Phanerozoic eon:
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Mesozoic
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Name the youngest era of the Phanerozoic eon:
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Cenezoic
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Name the oldest period of the Phanerozoic eon:
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Cambrian
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Name the Supereon:
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Precambrian
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Name the youngest period of the Phanerozoic eon:
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Quaternary
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What common ending is found in the names of the eras?
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-ozoic
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What ending do the names of the epochs have in common?
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-ocene
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To which era does the Neogene period belong?
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Cenozoic
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To which era does the Paleogene period belong?
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Cenozoic
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To which era does the Tertiary period belong
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Cenezoic
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To which era does the Cretaceous period belong?
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Mesozoic
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To which era does the Jurassic period belong?
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Mesozoic
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To which era does the Triassic period belong?
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Mesozoic
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To which era does the Permian period belong?
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Paleozoic
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To which era does the Pennsylvanian period belong?
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Paleozoic
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To which era does the Mississippian period belong?
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Paleozoic
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To which at era does the Devonian period belong?
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Paleozoic
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To which era does the Silurian period belong?
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Paleozoic
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To which era does the Ordovician period belong?
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Paleozoic
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In which era would the Cambrian period be found?
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Paleozoic
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In which era would the Quaternary period be found?
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Cenozoic
Term
Which period includes the Neogene and Paleogene periods?
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Tertiary
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Name the periods of the Cenozoic era, youngest to oldest:
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Quaternary, youngest; Tertiary, oldest including two sub-categorized periods: both Neogene, youngest, and Paleogene, oldest.
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Name the periods of the Mesozoic era, youngest to oldest:
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Cretaceous, Jurassic, Triassic
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How many periods make up the Paleozoic era?
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7
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How many periods make up the Mesozoic era?
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3
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Name the periods of the Paleozoic era, youngest to oldest:
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Permian, Pennsylvanian, Mississippian, Devonian, Silurian, Ordovician, Cambrian
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What era records epochs?
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Cenozoic
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How many epochs are in the Cenozoic era
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7
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To which period does the Holocene epoch belong?
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Quaternary
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To which period does the Pleistocene epoch belong?
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Quaternary
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To which period does the Pliocene epoch belong?
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Neogene
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To which period does the Miocene epoch belong?
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Neogene
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To which period does the Oligocene epoch belong?
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Paleogene
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To which period does the Eocene epoch belong?
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Paleogene
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To which period does the Paleocene epoch belong?
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Paleogene
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How many epochs are attributed to the Quaternary period? Name them, youngest to oldest.
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2; Holocene and Pleistocene
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How many epochs are attributed to the Neogene period? Name them, youngest to oldest.
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2; Pliocene and Miocene.
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How many epochs are attributed to the Paleogene period? Name them, youngest to oldest.
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3; Oligocene, Eocene, and Paleocene.
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Name the seven epochs of the Cenozoic era, youngest to oldest:
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Holocene, Pleistocene, Pliocene, Miocene, Oligocene, Eocene, Paleocene
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Give an example of a memory aid for the epochs:
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Heavy people put more on every plate.
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Give an example of a memory aid for the periods:
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