Geological Time Scale

In which time period are we currently living?

• Precambrian Time

• Paleozoic Era

• Cenozoic Era

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

• Precambrian Time

• Paleozoic Era

• Mesozoic Era

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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

• Precambrian Time

• Mesozoic Era

• Cenozoic Era

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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

• Precambrian Time

• Paleozoic Era

• Mesozoic Era

Approximately how long ago did the earth form?

• 4.6 billion years ago

• 4.2 billion years ago

• 3.8 billion years ago

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the largest division of time in the geological timescale?

• Eon

• Era

• Epoch

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Periods are broken up into smaller chunks of time called?

• Epochs

• Periods 

• Jurassic

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What is the next smallest division of time after eras in the geological timescale?

• Eon

• Age

• Period

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which of the following describes what the first life form resembled?

• Plants

• Bacteria

• Fungi

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What are the major divisions of time geologists use from longest to shortest?

• Eras, eons, periods, epochs

• Eons, eras, periods, epochs

• Eras, eons, epochs, periods

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4