BrainPOP: Geologic Time

BrainPOP: Geologic Time

7th Grade

10 Qs

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BrainPOP: Geologic Time

BrainPOP: Geologic Time

Assessment

Quiz

Science

7th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS1-4, HS-PS1-8

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lindsey Stevens

Used 164+ times

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these numbers is closest to the age of the Earth?

4,600 years

460,000 years

46 million years

4.6 billion years

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main purpose of the geologic time scale?

To organize the major eras of Earth's history

To compare very short & very long periods of time

To compete with other, non-geologic time scales

To help people understand that the planet is very old

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Place the following units in order, from smallest to largest.

Epoch, period, eon

Eon, epoch, period

Period, eon, epoch

Epoch, eon, period

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Generally speaking, which rock layers are the oldest?

The thinnest ones

The thickest ones

The ones furthest from the surface

The ones closest to the surface

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What can you conclude from the fact that there have been just four eons in Earth's history?

Eons are very short periods of time

Eons always last less than 1 billion years

Geologists only began naming eons recently

There have been at least 8 periods in Earth's history

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What event might mark the end of a period?

The fact that 100 million years had elapsed since the end of the previous period

A major geologic change

The appearance of one new species

The gradual drifting of the continents

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What can you infer about the Maastrichtian Age from its name?

That it was the most strict geological age in history

Nothing -- the names of geologic ages are arbitrary

Rocks from this era were first studied near the city of Maastricht, Netherlands

That it was an extremely long, complicated age

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