B. Word Pool. Identify the term being described. Select your answer from the word pool below. PHANEROZOIC MAMMALS PRECAMBRIAN ERAS DINOSAURS EONS FOSSIL CAMBRIAN MASS EXTINCTION OXYGEN LAND PLANTS EPOCHS Earth is about 4.5 billion years old. In order to characterize the events that happened in this very long time scale, scientists have developed the geologic time scale. Here, the ages of the Earth is divided into (1) which is turn are dived into (2)____ and are further subdivided into (3). The geologic time scale is so-called since the different subdivisions are based on the fossil record. During the (4) times, Earth's biota were believed to be relatively simple, slow- metabolizing life. However, suddenly during the (5) )_ period, there was a large proliferation of fossils showing the increase in diversity of life. Scientist think that rising levels caused the diversification event. (6) (9) (10). Then eon comprising the Cambrian period up to the present is called the (7)________ eon. It is divided into three ears: Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic. In the Paleozoic ear, first (8)_ appeared. The Mesozoic era is popularly known as the age where and other reptiles dominated the Earth. Finally, the Cenozoic er is where flourished, lasting up to this day. The end of many eras and periods in the geologic time scale are characterized by (11)______ These events are triggered by different causes, but all are observed by the disappearance of (12)__ species in the succeeding rock strata.
B. Word Pool. Identify the term being described. Select your answer from the word pool below. PHANEROZOIC MAMMALS PRECAMBRIAN ERAS DINOSAURS EONS FOSSIL CAMBRIAN MASS EXTINCTION OXYGEN LAND PLANTS EPOCHS Earth is about 4.5 billion years old. In order to characterize the events that happened in this very long time scale, scientists have developed the geologic time scale. Here, the ages of the Earth is divided into (1) which is turn are dived into (2)____ and are further subdivided into (3). The geologic time scale is so-called since the different subdivisions are based on the fossil record. During the (4) times, Earth's biota were believed to be relatively simple, slow- metabolizing life. However, suddenly during the (5) )_ period, there was a large proliferation of fossils showing the increase in diversity of life. Scientist think that rising levels caused the diversification event. (6) (9) (10). Then eon comprising the Cambrian period up to the present is called the (7)________ eon. It is divided into three ears: Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic. In the Paleozoic ear, first (8)_ appeared. The Mesozoic era is popularly known as the age where and other reptiles dominated the Earth. Finally, the Cenozoic er is where flourished, lasting up to this day. The end of many eras and periods in the geologic time scale are characterized by (11)______ These events are triggered by different causes, but all are observed by the disappearance of (12)__ species in the succeeding rock strata.
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Transcribed Image Text:B. Word Pool. lIdentify the term being described. Select your answer from the word pool below.
EONS
PHANEROZOIC
OXYGEN
MAMMALS
FOSSIL
ERAS
LAND PLANTS
PRECAMBRIAN
CAMBRIAN
MASS EXTINCTION
ЕРОСHS
DINOSAURS
Earth is about 4.5 billion years old. In order to characterize the events that happened in this
very long time scale, scientists have developed the geologic time scale. Here, the ages of the Earth is
divided into (1)_
subdivided into (3)
are based on the fossil record.
which is turn are dived into (2)-
The geologic time scale is so-called since the different subdivisions
and are further
During the (4).
metabolizing life. However, suddenly during the (5) )-
proliferation of fossils showing the increase in diversity of life. Scientist think that rising
(6)
times, Earth's biota were believed to be relatively simple, slow-
period, there was a large
levels caused the diversification event.
Then eon comprising the Cambrian period up to the present is called the (7)_
It is divided into three ears: Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic. In the Paleozoic ear, first
(8).
(9).
(10)_
eon.
appeared. The Mesozoic era is popularly known as the age where
and other reptiles dominated the Earth. Finally, the Cenozoic er is where
flourished, lasting up to this day.
The end of many eras and periods in the geologic time scale are characterized by
(11).
disappearance of (12)
These events are triggered by different causes, but all are observed by the
species in the succeeding rock strata.
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