Earth's Eras

Earth's Eras

8th Grade

10 Qs

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Earth's Eras

Earth's Eras

Assessment

Quiz

Biology, Geography, Science

8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS1-4, MS-LS4-1, HS-ESS2-6

+1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Evan Smith

Used 60+ times

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the three most recent eras in order from youngest to oldest?

Cenozoic, Paleozoic, Mesozoic

Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic

Mesozoic, Paleozoic, Cenozoic

Paleozoic, Cenozoic, Mesozoic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the current biological era?

Paleozoic

Mesozoic

Cenozoic

Jurassic

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the range of years in the Cenozoic era?

0-125 million years ago

0-56 million years ago

125-200 million years ago

0-65 million years ago

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the range of years in the Paleozoic era?

300-600 million years

299-542 million years

638-738 million years

739-837 million years

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the range of years in the Mesozoic era?

74-847 million years

73-82 million years

84-93 million years

65-252 million years

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What time period did the dinosaurs go extinct?

Jurassic

Triassic

Cretaceous

Mississippian

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What time period did the dinosaurs dominate the planet?

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretatouse

Eocene

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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