Geologic Time

Geologic Time

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Easy

NGSS
MS-ESS1-4, MS-LS4-1, MS-ESS2-3

+2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Timothy Hamilton

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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The earth is ______________of years old

Hundreds

Millions

Billions

Trillions

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What era did the formation of the earth occur?

Paleozoic

Precambrian

Cenozoic

Cambrian

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What type of event usually marks the end of an Era

A Mass Extinction

A Quinceanera

An earthquake

A Volcanic Eruption

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Which era is the most recent, the one that we are currently in?

Mesozoic

Paleozoic

Cenozoic

Precambrian

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Scientists chose where units of geologic time began and ended based on the appearance or disappearance of life.

true

false

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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The dinosaurs and reptiles were dominant in which Era?

Precambrian

Mesozoic

Paleozoic

Cenozoic

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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