Geologic Time
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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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2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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-LS4-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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-LS4-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the names of ALL parts of the geologic time scale in correct order from broadest to narrowest?
era, period, eon
eon, era, period, epoch
era, eon, epoch, period
eon, era, epoch, period
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The bottom layer of rock...
is the oldest
is the youngest
has the most fossils
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Dinosaur fossils are often found in layers of
sedimentary rock
igneous rock
metamorphic rock
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
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