
INDLS Geologic Time Unit Test

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Science
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11th Grade
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Tim Gault
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1.
REORDER QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Reorder the geologic time categories from largest to smallest:
ERAS
EPOCHS
PERIODS
EON
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
3.
DROPDOWN QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
(a) is the type of dating that allows scientists to know the exact age of a fossil or rock.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
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