Precambrian Geology Concept Check

What is the age of the Earth in years?

• 4,540,000,000

• 3,500,000,000

• 2,000,000,000

• 5,000,000,000

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

What describes the Hadean eon?

• Appearance of the first supercontinent

• First multicellular life

• Formation of the first island arcs

• Hellish world covered with volcanoes and constant asteroid impacts; no life

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

During which eon did the first life appear?

• Hadean

• Phanerozoic

• Archean

• Proterozoic

What is a craton?

• A type of volcanic rock

• An ancient core of a continent

• A method of dating rocks

• A type of plate boundary

Which supercontinent formed about 1.3 billion years ago?

• Pangaea

• Gondwana

• Laurasia

• Rodinia

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

What started the ridge spreading that led to the beginning of plate tectonics?

• Convection

• Asteroid impacts

• Solar flares

• Glacial movements

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

What does 'Ga' stand for in geological time?

• General age

• Giga-annum (billions of years ago)

• Gigantic age

• Geological age

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What is the significance of the Grenville Orogeny?

• It marks the end of the Precambrian

• It resulted in the formation of the first supercontinent

• It was a period of intense volcanic activity

• It led to the development of multicellular life

What does 'Ma' stand for in geological time?

• Mega-annum (millions of years ago)

• Major age

• Milli-annum

• Middle age

Which of the following is not found at a convergent boundary?

• Volcanic Island Arc

• Continental Volcanic Arc

• Mid-Ocean Ridge

• Mountain Range

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1