The Geologic Time Scale

The Geologic Time Scale

6th - 9th Grade

16 Qs

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The Geologic Time Scale

The Geologic Time Scale

Assessment

Quiz

Biology, Science, History

6th - 9th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS1-4, MS-LS4-1, MS-LS3-2

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Standards-aligned

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16 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The standard method used to divide the Earth's long history into manageable parts

relative age

geologic time scale

fossil record

Permian extinction

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Age of bacteria

relative age

Permian extinction

precambrian era

Paleozoic era

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Age of fish and amphibians

extinction

paleozoic era

fossil record

Precambrian era

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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method used to determine the age of rocks by comparing rocks with younger and older rock layers

extinction

fossil record

relative age

geologic time scale

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Greatest mass extinction of all time - ended the Paleozoic era

extinction

Paleozoic era

geologic time scale

Permian extinction

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Each rock layer is newer than the one below it

law of superposition

geologic time scale

Permian extinction

Paleozoic era

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

a fossil that is used to establish the age of a rock layer because the fossil is distinct, abundant, and widespread and the species that formed that fossil existed for only a short span of geologic time

index fossil

fossil record

fossil

relative age

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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