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Geologic Time Scale

Authored by Heather Mull

Science

8th Grade

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Geologic Time Scale
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Relative dating of rock layers tells us that the deeper we dig, _______.

the younger the rocks get
the smellier the rocks get
the harder the rocks get
the older the rocks get

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Paleozoic, Mesozoic & Cenozoic are all

Epochs
Eras
Periods
Eons

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Mesozoic 
Paleozoic 
Cenozoic 
Precambrian 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify the Era:
called the "Age of Mammals"

Precambrian
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
Cenozoic

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify the Era:
that was the longest of all eras

Precambrian
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
Cenozoic

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify the Era:
where dinosaurs thrived

Precambrian
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
Cenozoic

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