Geology and Time

What is best described as an "indefinite, very long period of time"

• Period

• Epoch

• Energy

• Eon

An eon is divided into smaller units of time called eras

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Periods are a length of time during which an action or series of events takes place or is completed

• True

• False

Which eon is defined by its eras and periods of life forming?

• Phanerozoic

• Silurian

• Vibranium

• Titanium

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Geologic Time is broken down into smaller parts called eons, ____, periods, and epochs.

• eras

• decades

• lightyears

• points

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What word best describes remains of a prehistoric organism preserved as a mold or cast in rock.

• Fossil

• Strata

• Nikes

• Bones

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which is the study of ancient living things?

• Paleontology

• Archaeology

• Astrology

• Astronomy

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What was the "Age of Reptiles"

• Ice Age

• Mesozoic Era

• Precambrian Era

• Precambrian Eon

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?

• 2019 years old

• 3.6 billion years old

• 4.6 billion years old

• 4.6 million years old

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The bottom layer of rock...

• is the oldest

• is the youngest

• has the most fossils

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4