<p> Earth Science Quiz 1</p><p>Directions: Answer all the questions completely. Total: 37 points Section I: Multiple Choice</p><p>_____1. Which of the following sciences deals with study of the development of earth through history? A. Astronomy B. Oceanography C. Historical Geology D. Physical Geology</p><p>_____2. Which of the following is not an era? A. Paleozoic B. Triassic C. Mesozoic D. Cenozoic</p><p>_____3. Which of the following is a Period? A. Precambrian B. Phanerozoic C. Cenozoic D. Mississippian</p><p>_____4. Which division in the Geologic Time Scale is the largest? A. Period B. Era C. Eon D. Epoch</p><p>_____5. Which of the following is the oldest period? A. Cambrian B. Permian C. Jurassic D. Triassic</p><p>______6. Put the following units of time in order from the longest to shortest A. Periods, Epoch, Era, and Eons B. Epoch, Period, Era, and Eons C. Eons, Periods, Era, and Epochs D. Eon, Era, Period, and Epochs ______7. Human beings (homo sapiens) evolved during which geologic era? A. Cenozoic B. Mesozoic C. Paleozoic D. Precambrian</p><p>Section III: Matching: Match each time interval name with its location in this simplified geologic time scale record.</p><p>Questions 8-14: </p><p>1. Phanerozoic: 2. Paleozoic: 3. Quaternary: 4. Mississippian: 5. Ordovician: 6. Jurassic: </p><p>Section II: Short Answer</p><p>15. What period did the first reptiles appear?______</p><p>16. What period could be named the “Age of the Mammals”?______</p><p>17. What period did oxygen start to accumulate in the atmosphere?______</p><p>18. How many years did the Cretaceous last?______</p><p>19. How many years did the Precambrian last?______20. What is the name of the first (oldest) era? ______</p><p>21. When did the Cenozoic era begin? ______</p><p>22. When was there extensive coal swamps on our planet? ______</p><p>23. How many years did the Paleozoic era last?______</p><p>Essay 1: Why did scientists divide the geologic time scale into different sections? Meaning what is the basis of the divisions. GIVE ME EXAMPLE (3 points)</p><p>Essay 2: Imagine you time-traveled to the Paleozoic era and had to describe to a friend what you saw ( Plants, Animals Etc.) Write at least 5 sentences describing it. Be as creative as possible and write incomplete sentences.( 5 points) Essay 3: Earth’s geologic history has changed greatly over millions of years. Organisms have evolved to adapt to new environments and mass extinctions have occurred when environments became too harsh for survival. A. Describe the events that occurred at the end of the Cretaceous Period. B. Explain how these events affected life on Earth. C. Describe one hypothesis for why these events occurred.(6 points)</p>