Geologic Time

Which Era was mainly dominated by dinosaurs?

• Cenozoic

• Jurassic

• Mesozoic

• Paleozoic

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which Era has the most complex organisms?

• Cenozoic

• Mesozoic

• Paleozoic

• Quaternary

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which Era occurred last (most recent)?

• Cenozoic

• Mesozoic

• Paleozoic

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which period is closest to present day?

• Cambrian

• Devonian

• Triassic

• Tertiary

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What type of environment do you think was present during the Devonian Period?

• mostly land

• land with some water

• mostly water

• water with some land

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What is the oldest organism on the geologic time scale?

• primitive horses

• sea scorpions

• giant insects

• trilobites

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

How many years ago did the Mesozoic Era begin?

• 245 years

• 245 million years

• 65 years

• 65 million years

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which organisms are the most recent (closest to present day)?

• primitive reptiles

• giant insects

• primitive horses

• brachiopods

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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

a model scientists use to describe the timing of events and the relationships between those events in earth’s history.

• geologic time scale

• era

• period

• epoch

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4