Earth Science, Wednesday Bell Ringer, 1.16.19

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

• Mesozoic 
• Paleozoic 
• Cenozoic 
• Precambrian 

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Paleozoic, Mesozoic & Cenozoic are all

• Epochs
• Eras
• Periods
• Eons

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Identify the Era in which each of the events occurred:
Jurassic period

• Mesozoic
• Paleozoic
• Cenozoic
• Precambrian

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The Earth is constantly changing.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Put this in order of smallest to largest time frame.

• Eon, Era, Periods, Epoch
• Periods, Epoch, Eon, Era,
• Epochs, Periods, Eras, Eons
• Eras, Periods, Epochs, Eons

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which of the following represents the longest time period

• Precambrian
• Paleozoic
• Mesozoic
• Cenozoic

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What era are we living in?

• Mesozoic Era
• Paleozoic Era
• Precambrian Time
• Cenozoic Era

Based on the geologic time scale, how old is the Earth?

• 4.5 billion years ago or 4,500 mya
• 3.5 billion years ago or 3,500 mya
• 9 billion years ago or 9,000 mya
• 7 billion years ago or 7,000 mya

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

On the geologic time scale, where would you find the oldest time?

• Top or Cenozoic Era
• Bottom or Precambrian Time
• Middle or Mesozoic Era
• Middle or Paleozoic Era

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What epoch are we living in?

• Holocene
• Paleocene
• Miocene
• Pliocene