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Geological Time Scale

Geological Time Scale

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8th Grade

Hard

Created by

James Gonzalez

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Would you rather go to space, Paris, or a rice patty in South
East Asia? (HINT: Listen very carefully to the directions below
and follow them for your success on this Nearpod.)

Space

Paris

South East Asian rice patty

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Checkpoint Charlie

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What do scientists believe that the first life form on
Earth was like?

multi-cellular complex critters

photosynthesizing algae

simple singular-cellular bacteria-like cells

dinosaurs

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Which contains most of the Geologic Earth Time?

Cenozoic

Mesozoic

Paleozoic

Precambrian

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When did the Cambrian Explosion occur?

Cenozoic

Mesozoic

Paleozoic

Precambrian

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What is the current time, also known as the Age of
Mammals?

Cenozoic

Mesozoic

Paleozoic

Precambrian

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What is known as the Age of Dinosaurs, also when
Pangea formed?

Cenozoic

Mesozoic

Paleozoic

Precambrian

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Scientist believe the great extinctions occurred from

over-hunting

deforestation

alien interactions

major climatic changes

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Scientists use Ice Cores to look at Earth's Climate in the past.
They use the information for understanding today's changing
climate and how it might change in the future.

True

False

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Scientists use the bubbles in Ice Cores to analyze the
past temperatures and concentrations of Greenhouse
gasses.

True

False

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Ice Cores are the result of snow falling, not melting, but pilling
up on top of each year's snow fall. Many things get trapped in
the snow on the way down to the ground, including

dust only.

salt only.

volcanic ash only.

everything in the atmosphere, as well as gasses.

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To better understand climate change, scientists collect
Ice Cores from

Antarctica.

Greenland.

Mountainous Glaciers.

all over the world.

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If T-rex were alive now, it would love a nice plump
hippopotamus for Christmas.

He would prefer a drumstick at KFC.

A Whopper at the King would be a better option.

We usually have a Honey-Baked ham.

This is a foolish question from a foolish teacher. Everyone knows that T-rex died at the
end of the Mesozoic Era.

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What did I learn today?

Mr. Skinkle loves to spend time in rice fields and Paris.

Saint Seiya lives in the clouds above Paris.

Slash rocked The Force at Tatoonie.

Ice Cores & The Geologic Time Scale?

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