Geologic Time

Mammals are a dominant group in which era?

• Cenozoic

• Mesozoic

• Paleozoic

• Cambrianozoic

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What era did the formation of the earth occur?

• Paleozoic

• Precambrian

• Cenozoic

• Cambrian

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

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 type of event usually marks the end of an Era

• A Mass Extinction

• A Quinceanera

• An earthquake

• A Volcanic Eruption

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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

• Mesozoic

• Paleozoic

• Cenozoic

• Precambrian

The epoch we are currently living in is the

• Holocene

• Quaternary

• Cambrian

• Pleistocene

When did this creature live?

• Triassic-Jurassic

• Jurassic-Silurian

• Cretaceous-Tertiary

• Eocene-Oligocene

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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

• era, period, eon

• eon, era, period, epoch

• era, eon, epoch, period

• eon, era, epoch, period

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What is the oldest organism on the geologic time scale?

• primitive horses

• sea scorpions

• giant insects

• trilobites

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

A scientist who studies fossils is called a what?

• Fossilologist
• Rock Hound
• Archeologist
• Paleontologist