Geological Timeline Questions

According to the activity, how many years has life existed on Earth?

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What percentage of time has life existed on Earth? (HINT: divide the number of years life has appeared on Earth by the total number of years Earth has existed)

• 75%

• 40%

• 5%

• 20%

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Which of these existed first?

• Earthworms
• Land Plants
• Jellyfish

• Amphibians

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According to the activity, approximately how many years have modern humans existed on Earth?

Which of these existed first?

• Earthworms
• Flowering Plants
• First Apes

• Grasses

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According to the activity, for about how many years of geologic time did dinosaurs exist on Earth?

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Did dinosaurs ever exist at the same time as humans?

• Yes
• No
• Maybe

In your own words, explain why so much more information can be found closer to the present than to the distant past.

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