INDLS Geologic Time Unit Test

Reorder the geologic time categories from largest to smallest:

• PERIODS

• ERAS

• EPOCHS

• EON

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Complex life forms began to develop around 550 million years ago. Which time period would that be?

• Precambrian

• Cambrian

• Ordovician

• Cretaceous

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

​ ​ (a)   is the type of dating that allows scientists to know the exact age of a fossil or rock.

• Absolute Dating
• Relative Dating

Which layer is the oldest?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

How is the geological time scale divided?

• Into eras, periods, and epochs based on significant events in Earth's history.

• Solely based on the types of rocks found in each layer of the Earth's crust.

• According to the dominant species of flora and fauna present during different times.

• Based on the magnetic reversals found in the ocean floor.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Determining the order of events and the relative age of rocks by examining the position of rocks in a sequence is called ____.

• absolute dating

• radiometric dating

• relative dating

• radiocarbon dating

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Approximately how old is Earth?

• 12 billion years old

• 4.6 billion years old

• 2 million years old

• 65 million years old

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What type of rock do fossils form in?

• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Classic

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which era is known as the "age of reptiles/dinosaurs"?

• Paleozoic Era
• Cenozoic Era
• Mesozoic Era
• Precambrian Era

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

The Cenozoic Era is known for/as

• The age of the dinosaurs.

• The earliest era where prokaryotic life dominated the waters.

• Life moving from water to land. Reptiles start to be seen.

• The current era and is dominated by mammals.