Earth History Name

Hour________

Geologic Time Scale: Draw the time line found on Page 734 & 735 and list the events listed below.

1. List the major Events of the Precambrian Time & State how many years ago (3)
2. List the major Events of the Paleozoic Era & State how many years ago (3)
3. List the major Events of the Mesozoic Era & State how many years ago (3)
4. List the major Events of the Cenozoic Era & State how many years ago (3)

Walls of the Grand Canyon: Draw / Color / Label Figure 33 Pg 733 Questions:

1. What is Relative Age?

2. What is the Law of Superposition?

3. Explain Index Fossils:

4. What is Relative Dating (science definition)?

5. What is Radioactive Dating?

1. The ______________________________________is used by geologists to
6. The Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods are
determine the relative ages of sedimentary rock layers.
2. Life on Earth first occurred in ___________________________time. divisions of what Era? ___________________________