Geologic Time Quiz

Faults are always _______________ than the rocks they cut through.

• The same age
• It is impossible to say if they are older, younger, or the same age
• Older
• Younger

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Which principle/law that helps you determine the relative age of rocks essentially tells us that, in undisturbed layers of rocks, the oldest are at the bottom with the youngest being at the top?

• Principle/Law of cross-cutting relations

• Principle/Law of faunal succession

• Principle/Law of inclusion

• Principle/Law of superposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The __________________ of a rock is its age compared to the ages of other rocks.

• Scientific Age
• Geologic Age
• Absolute Age
• Relative Age

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which of the following forms of evidence does NOT help scientists with geologic time?

• Fossils

• Relative Age dating

• Living Organisms

• Unconformities

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the oldest and largest “chunk” of geologic time?

• Paleozoic Era

• Mesozoic Era

• Precambrian Time

• Cenozoic Era

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What smaller subdivision of time is next in line after eras?

• Periods

• Eons

• Epochs

• Precambrian Time

What was the “age” of the dinosaurs?

• Mesozoic Era

• Precambrian Time

• Cenozoic Era

• Proterozoic Era

The ____________ of a radioactive element measures the time it takes for half of the radioactive atoms to decay?

• Index fossil
• Half-life
• Law of superposition
• Alpha decay

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

What type of animals were most likely the first animals to evolve?

• Vertebrates

• Fish

• Invertebrates

• Land mammals

What were the only organisms around during Precambrian time?

• Soft-bodied invertebrates

• Plants

• Single celled bacteria

• Dinosaurs