Geologic Time Scale

The Geologic Time Scale is a record of...

• Pangaea

• dirt

• the history of the Earth preserved in rocks and fossils.

• a bunch of dead things.

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The Earth is about

• 4.5 million years old

• 2020 years old

• 4.6 billion years old

• 3 billion years old

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When a species completely disappears it is called

• the fossil record

• an extinction

• climate change

• a mass die off

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A change in regional or global climate patterns is called climate change.

• true

• false

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When many species die off in a short period of time it is called...

• climate change

• the Geologic Time Scale

• the fossil record

• a mass extinction

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In all of Earth's history preserved in Geologic Time, there is no record of an Ice Age.

• false

• true

Mass extinctions do not affect plants

• false

• true

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Which is a longer time span?

• Eons

• Eras

• Periods

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In the Geologic Time Scale, the oldest rocks and fossils are located ...

• at the top

• in the middle

• to the side

• at the bottom

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What evidence do scientists have for mass extinctions

• rocks

• fossils, volcanic ash and iridium in the fossil record

• dirt

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