Georgia Science Grade 6

Chapter 14: Geologic Time

CRCT Practice

1
What is the oldest epoch in the Cenozoic Era?
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A)Pleistocene
B)Paleocene
C)Miocene
D)Holocene
2
What is the youngest epoch in the Cenozoic Era?
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A)Miocene
B)Holocene
C)Paleocene
D)Eocene
3
Which epoch is part of the Quaternary Period?
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A)Oligocene
B)Eocene
C)Pleistocene
D)Pliocene
4
It recently was estimated that T. rex could run no faster than about 11 m/s. At this speed, how long would it take T. rex to run 200 m?
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A).05 s
B)18.18 s
C)2200 s
D)211 s
5
A typical ornithopod (plant-eating dinosaur that walked on two legs) probably moved at a speed of about 2 m/s. How long would it take this dinosaur to run 200 m?
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A)400 s
B)202 s
C)100 s
D).01 s
6
In 1996,Michael Johnson ran 200 m in 19.32 s.What was his average speed?
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A)200 m/s
B).10 m/s
C)219 m/s
D)10.35 m/s
7
How many body lobes did trilobites have?
A)one
B)two
C)three
D)four
8
Which mountain range formed because India collided with Asia?
A)Alps
B)Andes
C)Ural
D)Himalaya
9
When did dinosaurs roam Earth?
A)Precambrian time
B)Paleozoic Era
C)Mesozoic Era
D)Cenozoic Era
10
What is the name of the supercontinent that formed at the end of the Paleozoic Era?
A)Gondwanaland
B)Eurasia
C)Laurasia
D)Pangaea
11
During which geologic period did modern humans evolve?
A)Quaternary
B)Triassic
C)Ordovician
D)Tertiary
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