2.9 -Low-Earth's History Quiz compared to a football field

How old is the earth?

• Thousands of years

• Hundreds of years

• 4.5 billion years

• Millions of years

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What is the length of time that humans have been around compared to the earth's age?

• Equal

• Much longer

• Much shorter

• Cannot be determined

What is the metaphor used to understand the length of time?

• A mountain

• A football field

• A river

• A forest

At what point in earth's history did life begin?

• 3.8 billion years ago

• 100 million years ago

• 1 billion years ago

• 10,000 years ago

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What process started past the 20 yard line?

• Photosynthesis

• Ice age

• Volcanic eruptions

• Tectonic plate movement

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When did oxygen start building up in the atmosphere?

• 1 billion years ago

• 100 million years ago

• 10,000 years ago

• 2.3 billion years ago

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At what point in earth's history did animals take their first few steps on land?

• 530 million years ago

• 100 million years ago

• 1 billion years ago

• 10,000 years ago

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When did the T. rex appear?

• 68 million years ago

• 100 million years ago

• 10,000 years ago

• 1 billion years ago

What event occurred at the one yard line?

• Volcanic eruption

• All of the above

• Asteroid impact

• Climate change

When did humans that look like us appear?

• 100 million years ago

• 200 thousand years ago

• 1 billion years ago

• 10,000 years ago

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