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Earth Science – The Solar System Lesson 1-4 Practice Exercise



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

What was the first eon of earth called?
a.
Archeon
b.
Hadean
c.
Precambrian
d.
Phanerozoic
 

 2. 

The first atmosphere of earth was
a.
filled with water vapor
b.
oxygenated
c.
acidic
d.
helium
 

 3. 

When did oxygen begin being released into the atmosphere?
a.
hadean eon
b.
precambrian eon
c.
triassic period
d.
phanerozoic eon
 

 4. 

During which period did most life forms develop?
a.
Jurassic
b.
Triassic
c.
Cambrian
d.
Permian
 

 5. 

Evidence shows that there have been at least ____ times when much of the life forms on the earth died off.
a.
1
b.
2
c.
3
d.
4
 



 
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