8.6 - Geologic Time Scale

8.6 - Geologic Time Scale

8th Grade

10 Qs

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8.6 - Geologic Time Scale

8.6 - Geologic Time Scale

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

The Geologic Time Scale is a record of ________________.

famous geologists throughout history

geologic events and life forms throughout Earth's history

a list of every living thing ever

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

How old do paleontologists believe the Earth is?

2019 years old

3.5 million years old

4.6 billion years old

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Why is the fossil record incomplete?

fossils get eroded away over time
most organisms never became fossils
scavengers and decomposers eat them too quickly
all of the above

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Paleozoic, Mesozoic & Cenozoic are all _____________ in geologic time.

Periods

Eras

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which is the most recent era of time- the one that we are currently in?

Mesozoic 
Paleozoic 
Cenozoic 
Precambrian 

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Mississippian, Pennsylvanian, Permian, Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous, Tertiary, Quaternary are all examples of ___________________ in geologic time.

Periods

Eras

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which is the correct order for the 3 eras on the geologic time scale, from oldest to most recent.

Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic

Mesozoic, Paleozoic, Cenozoic

Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic

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