Geological Time

In which time period are we currently living?

• Precambrian Time

• Paleozoic Era

• Mesozoic Era

• Cenozoic Era

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In what time period did Pangaea, the super continent, appear?

• Precambrian Time

• Paleozoic Era

• Mesozoic Era

• Cenozoic Era

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Dinosaurs, small mammals, and birds are found in this time period.

• Precambrian Time

• Paleozoic Era

• Mesozoic Era

• Cenozoic Era

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Approximately how old is the Earth?

• 4.6 billion years old

• 4.6 million years old

• 5 billion years old

• 5 million years old

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

History of life as documented by all fossils, preserved in sedimentary rock strata is known as the _________________________.

• Rock record

• Fossil record

• Geology record

• Petrified record

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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Preserved remains of plant and animals from the remote past are called _______________.

• Rocks

• Dinosaurs

• Strata

• Fossils

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The end of life for a group of organisms, usually a species, is called a(n) ________________.

• Extinction

• Retirement

• Endangerment

• Catastrophe

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