Earth History Quiz
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
During the Paleozoic Era, the continents were together in a supercontinent known as ______________.
Laurasia
Gondwanaland
Pangaea-Ultima
Pangaea
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Early in the Paleozoic Era, plants began to colonize the continents. Which change to Earth’s surface most likely happened as a result?
sea level increased
sea level decreased
rates of erosion decreased
rates of erosion increased
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How does sedimentary rock usually form?
in large crystals
in vertical layers
in swirling bands
in horizontal layers
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the approximate age of Earth?
4,600 years
46,000 years
4.6 million years
4.6 billion years
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which sentence best describes the process of relative dating?
Younger fossils are on top of older fossils.
Older fossils are on top of younger fossils.
Radioactive elements help determine the age of the fossil.
Fossils are dated by comparing them with living descendants.
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In what way are eras different from periods?
They are longer spans of time
They are subdivided into epochs.
They have a longer duration than eons.
They have boundaries marked by mass extinctions.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How does the law of crosscutting relationships explain the age of a fault caused by an earthquake?
The fault is older than the rocks below it.
The fault is younger than the rocks above it.
The fault is older than the rocks it cuts through.
The fault is younger than the rocks it cuts through.
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
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