Geologic Time

The second broadest category of geologic time is______________?. The Cenozoic is one of them.

• era

• eon

• epoch

• period

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The period of geologic time when the biodiversity of life on the planet increased dramatically was

• Jurassic

• Triassic

• Permian

• Cambrian

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The epoch we are currently living in is the

• Holocene

• Quaternary

• Cambrian

• Pleistocene

What are the names of ALL parts of the geologic time scale in correct order from broadest to narrowest?

• era, period, eon

• eon, era, period, epoch

• era, eon, epoch, period

• eon, era, epoch, period

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The Cenozoic is a

• eon

• era

• period

• epoch

The Phanerozoic is a

• eon

• era

• period

• epoch

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What era did the formation of the earth occur?

• Paleozoic

• Precambrian

• Cenozoic

• Cambrian

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?

• 2019 years old

• 3.6 billion years old

• 4.6 billion years old

• 4.6 million years old

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What are the four eras in order from OLDEST to NEWEST?

• Pre-Cambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic

• Pre-Cambrian, Mesozoic, Paleozoic, Cenozoic

• Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic, Pre-Cambrian

• Mesozoic, Pre-Cambrian, Cenozoic, Paleozoic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which era is the most recent, the one that we are currently in?

• Mesozoic

• Paleozoic

• Cenozoic

• Precambrian