Geologic Time Scale Showing Highlights of Earth's History

question 9

Multiple Choice

Geologic time scale showing highlights of Earth's history.(a) Dates appear in m.y.a.(millions of years ago) .

Which of the following is correct regarding the geologic time scale?

• A)The Jurassic period occurred during the Paleozoic era.
• B)Over 87 percent of Earth's history has elapsed during the more recent Cenozoic,Mesozoic,and Paleozoic eras.
• C)The bulk of Earth's history has occurred during the Precambrian eon.
• D)Modern humans live in the Tertiary period.
• E)Flowering plants emerged in the Precambrian.

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