Geologic Time Scale

How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?

• 2020 years old

• 4.6 million years old

• 3.6 billion years old

• 4.6 billion years old

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic are all?

• Epochs

• Eras

• Periods

• Eons

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What was probably the first organism on Earth?

• Plants

• Bacteria

• Alligators

• Fish

Which of the following is the most recent era of time - the one that we are

currently in?

• Cenozoic

• Mesozoic

• Paleozoic

• Precambrian

A table showing the sequence of geological periods in the history of earth is called

• Geological Time Scale

• Periodic Table

• Geological Period

• Timetable

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which of the following is not included in the group?

• Eras

• Periods

• Epochs

• Kingdom

Which of the following refers to the remnants or traces of plants and

animals preserved in strata of the earth that give evidences of their presence in the

geological past?

• Fossils

• Coprolites

• Strata

• Sedimentary rock

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The branch of the science that deals with the study of fossils is known as

• Geology

• Zoology

• Paleontology

• Botany

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3