6th Grade Geologic time/Earth Layers Test

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6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What are fossils?
Old bones of animals and plant life that lived before
Recognizable remains or impressions of organisms that lived in the past that form within the rock layer
Models used by scientists to replicate organisms
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
The Geologic Time Scale
A calendar of Earth's history based mainly on the fossil record
A way to tell time based on the Earth's age.
A way for scientists to scale the Earth's age to smaller numbers
Only starts during the Cenozoic era
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What is the earliest era of Earth's history?
Cenozoic
Mesozoic
Paleozoic
Precambrian
Jurassic
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What is the oldest newest era of Earth's history? HINT: We live in this era.
Paleozoic
Cenozoic
Mesozoic
Precambrian
Jurassic
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NGSS.MS-LS4-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following is NOT one of Earth's eras?
Jurassic
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
Precambrian
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
True or False:
The Triassic and Jurassic are examples of Earth's periods.
True
False
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
This era is believed to have been the first instance of life on Earth, primarily within Earth's vast oceans at the time.
Precambrian
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
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