Ch 11 Geological TIme

All geologic eras are the same length of time.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Meteorite impacts cause all extinction events.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

North America was once on the equator.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

All large Mesozoic vertebrates were dinosaurs.

• True

• False

Dinosaurs disappeared in a large mass-extinction event.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Mammals evolved after the dinosaurs became extinct.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

A _______ might form when continents move close together.

• mass extinction

• land bridge

• epoch

• Cambrian explosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which could contribute to a mass-extinction event?

• an earthquake

• a hot summer

• a hurricane

• a volcanic eruption

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

When ocean water covers part of a continent, a(n) _________ forms.

• inland sea

• coal swamp

• supercontinent

• early paleozoic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which was true of North America during the Early Paleozoic?

• It had many glaciers.

• It was at the equator.

• It was part of a supercontinent.

• It was populated by reptiles.