Geologic Time Scale and Fossil Exam

In which time period are we currently living?

• Precambrain

• Paleozoic

• Mesozoic

• Cenozoic

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Jellyfish are one of the oldest species on Earth. In what time period did they first appear?

• Precambrain

• Paleozoic

• WWI

• the 1800's

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

In what time period did Pangaea, the super continent appear?

• Precambrian

• Paleozoic

• Zootopia

• Cenozoic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Dinosaurs, small mammals, and birds are found in this time period.

• Mesozoic

• Cenozoic

• Precambrian

• Paleozoic

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Select two characteristics of index fossils.

• Found in a wide geographic distribution

• Lived a long time

• Easy to recognize

• Rare

Saying you are older than your sibling is an example of

• Absolute Age

• Relative Age

Preserved remains of plants and animals from the remote past are called

• models

• fossils

• gems

• elements

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which type of fossiliztion occurs when a sticky substance from plants capture and preserves an organism?

• Permineralization

• Mold

• Fossil Resin

• Tar

What type of fossilization results when the whole animal is preserved?

• Carbonization

• Replacement

• Mold

• Ice/Freezing

True or False? Normally, rocks and fossils found in the same rock layer are the same relative age.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4