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Geologic History vocab Review

Authored by Al Yauck

Science

10th Grade

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Geologic History vocab Review
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a unit of geologic time that includes two or more periods?

Epoch

Era

Eon

Age

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which era is known as the Age of the Mammals?

Paleozoic

Mesozoic

Cenozoic

Precambrian

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a heritable change in the characteristics within a population over time called?

Mutation

Evolution

Adaptation

Speciation

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which geologic era followed Precambrian time and lasted from 542 million to 251 million years ago?

Mesozoic

Paleozoic

Cenozoic

Neoproterozoic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which era is also called the Age of the Reptiles?

Cenozoic

Paleozoic

Mesozoic

Precambrian

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a subdivision of geologic time that is longer than an age but shorter than a period?

Epoch

Era

Eon

Age

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the interval of time from Earth's formation to the beginning of the Paleozoic Era called?

Precambrian

Mesozoic

Cenozoic

Neoproterozoic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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