ELS 11 Quiz 2.1 Geological Time Scale

How many years is approximately the history of the earth from its origin to the present?

• 4.8 billion years

• 4.6 billion years

• 4.5 billion years

• 4.7 billion years

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

It is the first and largest division of geologic time.

• Era

• Period

• Eon

• Epoch

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

It is the third division of geologic time and named for either location or characteristics of defining rock formation

• Era

• Period

• Eon

• Epoch

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In this eon, there is formation of Earth and Moon and indirect photosynthetic evidence of primordial life

• Archean Eon

• Hadean Eon

• Proterozoic Eon

• Phanerozoic Eon

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

The Eon of first life.

The eon of first multi-celled life

The emergence of protist, green algae and ediacaran biota

• hadean eon

• archean eon

• proterozoic eon

• phanerozoic eon

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Evidence of stromatolites- created by colonial cyanobacteria

• hadean eon

• archean eon

• proterozoic eon

• phanerozoic eon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The time in which abundant animal and plant life has existed. It covers 541 million years to the present

• hadean eon

• archean eon

• proterozoic eon

• phanerozoic eon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

In this era is also known as the Cradle of ancient life

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1