Geologic Timeline

Which rock layer is the oldest?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which fossil is the youngest?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which rock layers are the same age?

• A and B

• A and F

• C and D

• E and F

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which rock layer is the oldest?

• C

• A

• D

• F

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which rock layer is the youngest?

• C

• A

• D

• F

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What are the properties of index fossils? Choose all that apply.

• Found in many time periods

• Helps to identify a time period

• Very common

• Widespread

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

How is the geologic timeline organized?

• layers of igneous rock

• the appearance and disappearance of fossils

• weathering and erosion of sediments

• using no evidence

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What is the order of geologic eras from oldest to youngest?

• Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic

• Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic

• Paleozoic, Cenozoic, Mesozoic

• Mesozoic, Cenozoic, Paleozoic

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

When did Pangea form?

• at the end of the Cenozoic

• at the end of the Mesozoic

• at the end of the Paleozoic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What geologic era did Pangea split apart?

• Cenozoic

• Mesozoic

• Paleozoic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3