Geologic Time Ch. 4

Why is the Precambrian fossil record so sparse?

• organisms were multicolored

• they were all single celled

• all organisms lived on land

• many of the organisms had soft bodies

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

From the map, how far south was North America covered by glaciers?

• As far as Ohio

• Glaciers covered and retreated only once

• Only in Canada

• Covered the entire North American continent

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Put the divisions of geologic time in order from longest to shortest.

• eons, eras, periods, epochs

• eons, epochs, periods, eras

• epochs, periods, eons, eras

• periods, epochs, eons, eras

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

How did the Himalayas form?

• continent to continent collision

• hot spot activity

• oceanic plate subduction

• uplifted normal fault blocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which epoch did humans appear in?

• Holocene

• Jurassic

• Pleistocene

• Miocene

What are considered the ancestors of dinosaurs?

• Fish

• Dinosaurs

• Birds

• Amphibians

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What was Pangaea?

• a type of amphibian

• a geologic era

• a large, single landmass

• the original name for South America

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is meant by the term "age of the invertebrates"?

• the time when horses were the dominant animal species

• the time when coal was produces by swamps

• the time when all organisms had a spinal column

• the time when the dominant organisms did not have internal skeletons

The Appalachian Mountains were formed during what era?

• Triassic

• Cenozoic

• Paleozoic

• Precambrian

What name is used to describe the animals which existed during the Cenozoic era?

• mega mammals

• big animals

• awesome animals

• big mammals