Geologic Time / Intro to Classification

Which of the following places the geologic time eras in order from oldest to most recent?

• Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic

• Mesozoic, Cenozoic, Paleozoic,

• Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic

• Paleozoic, Cenozoic, Mesozoic

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How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?

• 2015 years old
• 3.6 billion years old
• 4.6 billion years old
• 4.6 million years old

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What is it called when a population of a species no longer exists?

• Absolute Dating

• Relative Dating

• Life

• Extinction

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What is rock strata?

• Layers of rock

• Gravel

• Minerals

• Geologic Timeline

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What is the longest geologic time?

• epoch

• period

• era

• eon

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What is the shortest geologic time?

• era

• epoch

• eon

• period

How is the geologic timeline organized?

• all eras are the same

• all eons are the same

• depends when extinction events happened

• there is no organization

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What is a mass extinction event?

• when many species die out

• when biodiversity increases

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What does Pre-Cambrian mean?

• after complex life

• during complex life

• before complex life

• at the same time as complex life

What are causes of mass extinction? (Select all)

• climate change

• volcanoes

• meteor impacts

• hurricanes

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