GLY 102-001 Historical Geology

Assignment #3:  Memorize the order and spelling of the following intervals of Geologic Time.   See the charts on page 16 of the text and elsewhere, but go by these in case of conflict.

* Worth 5 points or Zero, on quizzes starting next week. *

We will have questions on these for you to fill out and answer on each quiz from next week through Oct. 15.   If you get all the questions right on any one week, you get the 5 points for this assignment.  If you never get all the questions right on one of those quizzes (Quiz 2a,2b, 3a, 3b or 4a) then you will get a zero for the assignment.  No partial credit.  Learn these now.

1) Eons of Geologic Time (from oldest to youngest):
Hadean, Archean, Proterozoic, Phanerozoic

2) Eras of the Phanerozoic (from oldest to youngest):
Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic

3) Periods of the Phanerozoic (from oldest to youngest, and know which Era each belongs to):
Cambrian Ordovician Silurian Devonian Mississippian Pennsylvanian Permian Triassic Jurassic Cretaceous Tertiary Quaternary

4) Epochs of the Cenozoic:
Paleocene, Eocene, Oligocene, Miocene, Pliocene, Pleistocene, Holocene

Extra Credit Assignment: total possible 1.5% pts.   Due by Oct. 15 (Thurs)
(1) Make up a good (memorable) mnemonic device for the Periods of the Phanerozoic.
- Worth 1% of your course grade
(2) Make up a good (memorable) mnemonic device for the the Epochs of the Cenozoic.
- Worth 0.5% of your course grade

COSDMPPTJCTQ    Example of a mnemonic device:
"Can Old Senators Demand More Political Patronage Than Junior Congressmen? Tough Question."

PEOMPPH     Example of a mnemonic device:
"Please Elaborate On More Post-Paleozoic History"