Geologic Time Quiz

What is the longest unit of geologic time?

• Epoch

• Era

• Eon

• Period

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What is a subdivision of a period?

• Eon

• Epoch

• Era

• Scale

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What is the term for dying out of many species on Earth within a short period of time?

• Extinct

• Geographic isolation

• Mass extinction

• Land bridge

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What is the youngest era of the Phanerozoic eon?

• Paleozoic era

• Mesozoic era

• Cenozoic era

• Supercontinent

What is an oxygen-poor environment where plant material changes into coal over time?

• Inland sea

• Coal swamp

• Land bridge

• Supercontinent

What is the term for a body of water formed when ocean water floods continents?

• Inland sea

• Coal swamp

• Land bridge

• Geographic isolation

What is the middle era of the Phanerozoic eon?

• Paleozoic era

• Mesozoic era

• Cenozoic era

• Supercontinent

What is the oldest era of the Phanerozoic eon?

• Paleozoic era

• Mesozoic era

• Cenozoic era

• Supercontinent

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What is the term for an ancient landmass that separated into present-day continents?

• Inland sea

• Coal swamp

• Supercontinent

• Land bridge

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the term for the separation of a population of organisms from the rest of its species due to a physical barrier?

• Extinct

• Geographic isolation

• Mass extinction

• Land bridge

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4