November 1 - 6.3: Geologic Ages

Question 1

Name from smallest to largest periods

Don’t need to know exactly what each of these mean

Answer 1

Supereon, eon, era, period, epoch

Question 2

{strati(i)/strat(o)}

Answer 2

layer

Question 3

{graph}

Answer 3

write, draw, map

Question 4

Origin of Cambrian

Answer 4

The Latin name for Wales because that’s where a researcher found rocks from this period

Question 5

{archae(o)}

Answer 5

old

Question 6

{zo}

Answer 6

animal, life

Question 7

{prot(o)}

Answer 7

first

Question 8

{proter(o)}

Answer 8

prior, earlier

Question 9

{phaner(o)}

Answer 9

evident, visible, apparent

Question 10

{cen(o)}

Answer 10

new; the era of new life

Question 11

{mes(o)}

Answer 11

middle; the era of middle life

Question 12

{pale(o)}

Answer 12

old; the era of old life

Question 13

{hol(o)}

Answer 13

all/whole

Question 14

{mi(o)}

Answer 14

lesser/fewer

Question 15

{olig(o)}

Answer 15

few

Question 16

{aceous}

Answer 16

resembling/having the nature of/made of

Question 17

What does Cretaceous mean?

Answer 17

Made of chalk

Question 18

What does “Jura” in Jurassic mean?

Answer 18

The Jura Mountains whose rocks were laid down during this period

Question 19

How did the Permian period get its name?

Answer 19

From Perm, Russia

Question 20

How did the Devonian Period get its name?

Answer 20

The English county of Devon, where Old Redstone formations of that age are prominent

Question 21

How did the Silurian Period get its name?

Answer 21

From the Silures, an ancient tribe in southeastern Wales, where rocks characterizing the period were found.

Question 22

How did the Ordovician Period get its name?

Answer 22

From the Ordovices, an ancient tribe in North Wales, where rocks characterizing the period were found.

Question 23

Etymology of Triassic

Answer 23

Refers to the triad (“trias”) of rock strata that characterize it.

Question 24

Etymology of Carboniferous

Answer 24

Means coal-bearing