Earth's History Test Review

In which era are we currently living?

• Precambrian

• Paleozoic

• Mesozoic

• Cenozoic

In which era did Pangaea, the super-continent form?

• Precambrian

• Paleozoic

• Mesozoic

• Cenozoic

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What does "relative age" tell about rock layers or fossils?

• the age of one rock layer or fossil compared to another

• if one rock is older or younger than another

• the approximate age of the rock layer or fossil

• all of these

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Use the diagram to answer. Which rock layer is the newest?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Use the diagram to answer. Which rock layer has a fossil that is older than the fish fossil?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

If the same index fossils are found in different rock layers miles apart, what is probably true about the rock layers?

• its a coincidence

• the rocks are different ages

• the rocks are probably the same age

• they are both intrusive igneous rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Preserved remains of plant and animals from the remote past are called _________.

• fossils

• ferns

• trilobites

• driftwood

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The end of life for a group of organisms, usually a species, is called a ___________.

• fossil

• mass extinction

• meteorite

• exterminator

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

In which era did Pangaea start to break apart?

• Precambrian

• Paleozoic

• Mesozoic

• Cenozoic

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the following is a characteristic of index fossils?

• they are all plants

• found all over the world

• found in only one spot in the world

• live a long time