Tertiary Period
  • 1. During which geological period did the Tertiary Period occur?
A) Paleozoic
B) Mesozoic
C) Quaternary
D) Cenozoic
  • 2. Which era follows the Tertiary Period?
A) Cambrian
B) Quaternary
C) Devonian
D) Jurassic
  • 3. Approximately how many million years ago did the Tertiary Period begin?
A) 145
B) 250
C) 400
D) 66
  • 4. Which prominent group of mammals evolved during the Tertiary Period?
A) Primates
B) Proboscideans
C) Cetaceans
D) Carnivorans
  • 5. The Tertiary Period followed which major extinction event?
A) Ordovician-Silurian
B) Triassic-Jurassic
C) Cretaceous-Paleogene
D) Permian-Triassic
  • 6. The Tertiary Period is characterized by the ____ of the Earth's climate.
A) Cooling
B) Stabilization
C) Extreme fluctuations
D) Warming
  • 7. During the Tertiary Period, which group of mammals became fully adapted to aquatic life?
A) Proboscideans
B) Cetaceans
C) Primates
D) Marsupials
  • 8. Which epoch of the Tertiary Period is characterized by a period of global cooling?
A) Eocene
B) Oligocene
C) Miocene
D) Pliocene
  • 9. The Tertiary Period marks the beginning of the dominance of ____ on Earth.
A) Dinosaurs
B) Insects
C) Mammals
D) Amphibians
  • 10. In which epoch of the Tertiary Period did early hominids begin to appear?
A) Pleistocene
B) Paleocene
C) Miocene
D) Oligocene
  • 11. During the Tertiary Period, which continent saw a significant separation from Antarctica?
A) Africa
B) South America
C) Australia
D) Eurasia
  • 12. Which epoch of the Tertiary Period is characterized by the emergence of modern primates?
A) Miocene
B) Oligocene
C) Eocene
D) Pliocene
  • 13. The Tertiary Period began after the extinction of most ____.
A) Insects
B) Reptiles
C) Dinosaurs
D) Mammals
  • 14. Which geological period immediately precedes the Tertiary Period?
A) Cretaceous
B) Carboniferous
C) Jurassic
D) Triassic
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