Geologic Timeline Scale Part 2

Geologic Timeline Scale Part 2

9th - 12th Grade

12 Qs

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Geologic Timeline Scale Part 2

Geologic Timeline Scale Part 2

Assessment

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Science

9th - 12th Grade

Medium

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

Standards-aligned

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12 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which of the following is the oldest period in the Paleozoic Era?

Cambrian

Ordovician

Silurian

Devonian

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which of the following is the oldest period in the Mesozoic Era?

Silurian

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following statements is false?

Scientists study rock layers and fossils when developing the geologic time scale

According to the law of superposition, the youngest rock layers are at the bottom.

The oldest known rocks on Earth are approximately 4 billion years old.

Earth is constantly changing.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is the one of the earliest forms of life on Earth?

Dinosaurs

Mammals

Flowering plants

Cyanobacteria

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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During which period did the first amphibians appear?

Cambrian

Devonian

Silurian

Ordovician

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

During which period did the first trilobites appear?

Cambrian

Cambrian

Silurian

Ordovician

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

During which period did the first flowering plants (angiosperms) appear?

Triassic

Silurian

Jurassic

Cretaceous

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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