Geologic Time Scale Quiz

The Geologic Time Scale is a record of

• the thickness of sedimentary rock layers.

• the life forms and geologic events in Earth’s history.

• the time since the evolution of dinosaurs.

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Where did life first appear on Earth?

• in oceans

• on mountains

• in the rainforest

What are tectonic plates made of?

• continents and oceans

• only oceans

• only continents

Which time accounts for roughly 88% of Earth’s history?

• the Mesozoic Era

• the Paleozoic Era

• Precambrian Time

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What causes Earth’s plates to move slowly?

• They just float around in the oceans.

• Convection currents in Earth’s mantle.

• Convection currents in the atmosphere.

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If the same index fossils are found in different rock layers far apart, then

• the fossils are from different organisms.

• the rock layers are from the same relative time.

• the rock layers occurred at different periods

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The Geologic Time Scale is divided into 4 time periods. Which is the correct order from oldest to most recent.

• Paleozoic Era, Mesozoic Era, Precambrian Time, Cenozoic Era

• Precambrian Time, Paleozoic Era, Mesozoic Era, Cenozoic Era

• Cenozoic Era, Mesozoic Era, Paleozoic Era, Precambrian Time

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Earth's continents moved together to form a massive landmass or a supercontinent called?

• Eurasia

• Gondwanaland

• Pangaea

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Footprints were made when a dinosaur walked across mud and it later hardened, and is an example of _______________.

• trace fossils

• petrified wood

• an extrusion

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Earth formed around

• 2.5 billion years ago.

• 3.5 billion years ago.

• 4.6 billion years ago.

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