
Geologic Time Scale
Authored by Danielle Barnett
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6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
In which time period are we currently living?
Precambrian Time
Paleozoic Era
Mesozoic Era
Cenozoic Era
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What are fossils that are abundant, easily recognizable, short lived, and widespread called?
Preserved fossils
Index fossils
Imprints
Radioactive dating
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Preserved remains of plants and animals from the remote past are called?
Sedimentary rocks
Radioactive dating
Decayed organisms
Fossils
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
The Law of Superposition states
Younger rocks layers are on top of older rock layers
Fossils are found in sedimentary rocks
Older rock layers are on top of younger rock layers
Absolute age dating
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Which era was the longest, taking up 88% of geologic time?
Precambrian
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
The end of an era, and the end of life for groups of organisms, is called?
Death
Mass extinction
Transition
Turning point
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
The end of the Mesozoic Era was most likely caused by?
A meteor
Too much oxygen
Lowering sea levels
An ice age
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
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