Geological Time

Some scientists study ______________ because they can evolve so quickly.

• Fruit flies

• Dogs

• Humans

• Panda Bears

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What kind of rock do scientists find fossils in?

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The ________________ time scale is how Earth's history is divided into chunks of time.

• Geologic

• Astronomic

• Quartz

• Rolex

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Big chunks of time are called ______________.

• Decades

• Years

• Minutes

• Eras

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

"Pre-" means _______________.

• Before

• After

• Next

• During

The largest chunk of Earth's history was _________________.

• Cenozoic Era

• Precambrian Time

• Paleozoic Era

• Mesozoic Era

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What was the first era?

• Paleozoic Era

• Cenozoic Era

• Mesozoic Era

• Precambrian Time

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The Precambrian Time span makes up around _________ of the Earth's entire history.

• 50%

• 60%

• 80%

• 90%

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What was Earth's second era called?

• Precambrian Time

• Mesozoic Era

• Paleozoic Era

• Cenozoic Era

What was the DOMINANT organism(s) of the Precambrian Time/Era?

• Single celled organisms

• Plants and animals

• Dinosaurs

• Mammals

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1