Geologic Time Quiz Review 2022

Geologic Time Quiz Review 2022

6th - 9th Grade

20 Qs

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Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th - 9th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS1-4, MS-LS4-1, MS-ESS2-2

+2

Standards-aligned

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What era did the formation of the earth occur?

Paleozoic

Precambrian

Cenozoic

Cambrian

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

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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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What type of event usually marks the end of an Era

A Mass Extinction

A Quinceanera

An earthquake

A Volcanic Eruption

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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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

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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90% of Earth’s history occurred during which era?

Precambrian

Paleozoic

Mesozoic

Cenozoic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

States that younger rocks lie above older rocks if the layers have not been disturbed

Law of crosscutting
Law of superposition
Relative Dating
Unconformity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How does the law of crosscutting explain the age of a fault?

The fault is younger than the rocks above it.
The fault is younger than the rocks it cuts through.
The fault is older than the rocks above it.
The fault is older than the rocks it cuts through.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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