Geological timescale

What is the largest division of time in the geological timescale?

• Eon

• Era

• Epoch

• Period

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which eon name relates to visible life?

• Hadean

• Archean

• Phanerozoic

• Proterozoic

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

In which eon were dinosaurs present?

• Phanerazoic

• Proterozoic

• Archean

• Hadean

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

In which era do we currently live?

• Jurassic

• Paleozoic

• Mesozoic

• Cenozoic

How many eras are there in the Phanerozoic eon?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

How old are the oldest known fossils on Earth?

• 4.8 Billion Years

• 655 Million Years

• 20 000 Years

• 3.7 Billion Years

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What is the next smallest division of time after eras in the geological timescale?

• Eon

• Epoch

• Age

• Period

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Earth has always been a solid mass of rock

• True

• False

Stratigraphy is the study of

• Layers of rock and geological timescales

• Fossils

• Climate

• Bacteria

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

In which state of Australia are the Stromatolites of Shark Bay?

• New South Wales

• Northern Territory

• Western Australia

• South Australia