Geological Time Line

are preserved remains or traces of animals, plants, and other organisms from the remote past

• mineral

• rock

• fossils

• bones

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which one of these is the biggest?

• eon

• era

• period

• epoch

Which of these is the smallest?

• eon

• era

• period

• epoch

Which one of these eras was the first one?

• cenozoic

• mesozoic

• paleozoic

• precambrian

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

This era marks the creation of pangea?

• cenozoic

• mesozoic

• paleozoic

• precambrian

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This era marks the time of the dinosaurs?

• cenozoic

• mesozoic

• paleozoic

• precambrian

This era marks the time of the large mammals and humans?

• cenozoic

• mesozoic

• paleozoic

• precambrian

What happened to the top of the curvy rocks beneath the Banana Sandstone?

• earthquake

• erosion

• inclusion

• lateral continuity

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The Law of Superposition states that ...

• older rock lies on top of younger rock

• younger rock lies on top of older rock

• igneous intrusions are older than the rock they cut through

• faults are older than the rock they cut through

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which is the correct order from oldest to youngest?

• E,B,C,D,A

• A,D,C,E,B

• B,E,C,D,A

• none are correct

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2