Fossils and Geologic Time Scale

Fossils and Geologic Time Scale

8th Grade

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28 Qs

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Fossils and Geologic Time Scale

Fossils and Geologic Time Scale

Assessment

Quiz

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Science

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8th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Medium

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NGSS
MS-LS4-1, MS-ESS1-4, MS-LS4-2

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28 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

How are the intervals in the geologic time scale divided?

By major events or changes on Earth

By sets of billion years, called eons

Earth's rotation around the Sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Use the diagram to answer this question.

Which is the oldest layer?

A

E

F

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

True or False: Life forms have evolved and changed constantly during Earth's history.

True

False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Use the geologic time scale to answer this question.

During which epoch were mammals dominant in?

Oligocene

Holocene

Eocene

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The first evidence of life on Earth can be traced back to about...

3.8 thousand years ago

3.8 million years ago

3.8 billion years ago

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Where is the oldest layer in an undisturbed sedimentary rock found?

On the top

In the middle

On the bottom

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

This diagram shows the fossil records of different species. (U, V, W, X, Y and Z).

When did species W become extinct?

At the end of Permian

At the end of Cretaceous

At the end of Cambrian

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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