Geologic

Which of the following is not an era of the Phanerozoic Eon?

• Proterozoic

• Cenozoic

• Mesozoic

• Paleozoic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the following is the oldest period of the Mesozoic Era?

• Cretaceous

• Jurassic

• Triassic

• Permian

When did the Pliocene Epoch end?

• 0.01 mya

• 1.8 mya

• 5.3 mya

• 23.0 mya

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

During which period did the earliest insects appear on Earth?

• Jurassic

• Ordovician

• Devonian

• Silurian

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

During which era did the advance and retreat of the last continental ice occur?

• Quaternary

• Pleistocene

• Cenozoic

• Phanerozoic

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

When did a mass extinction of dinosaurs and many land plants occur?

• 65.5 mya

• 251 mya

• 300 mya

• 440 mya

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which group of organisms is still in existence today?

• Graptolites

• Crinoids

• Eurypterids

• Trilobites

How do these rock formations support the idea that Earth has changed due to natural processes?

• It has changed because of Erosion

• It has changed because of Plate Tectonics

• It has changed because of gravitational pulls of the Earth

• It has changed because of different rock layers.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The Law of Superposition states that

• the older layers of rock are at the bottom

• the older layer of rock are at the top

• the younger layer of rock is at the bottom

• the younger layer of rock is in the middle

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

If we want to figure out the age of layers from two different locations what would be the best way to do so?

• We can compare the fossils found in the layers of one location to the fossils in the other location

• We can use the law of superposition to figure out the rate of layer formation

• Radioactive dating to compare the age of the rocks in the layers

• Compare the number of layers in each location

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1