Geologic Time Over Time

Which is the most accurate form of absolute dating?

• radiometric dating

• erosion rate

• deposition rate

• index fossils

Which is the most recent era of time- the one that we are currently in?

• Mesozoic 

• Paleozoic 

• Cenozoic 

• Precambrian 

Paleozoic, Mesozoic & Cenozoic are all

• Epochs

• Eras

• Periods

• Eons

Known as the age of the mammals?

• Mesozoic Era

• Holocene Epoch

• Cenozoic Era

• Cambrian

The era that dinosaurs ruled the Earth's land, air and oceans.

• Cenozoic

• Paleozoic

• Precambrian

• Mesozoic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What era did the formation of the earth occur?

• Paleozoic

• Precambrian

• Cenozoic

• Cambrian

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

What type of event usually marks the end of an Era

• A Mass Extinction

• A Quinceanera

• An earthquake

• A Volcanic Eruption

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

90% of Earth’s history occurred during which era?

• Precambrian

• Paleozoic

• Mesozoic

• Cenozoic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

At the end of this era, multi-cellular organisms like sponges, jellyfish and worms filled the oceans.

• Precambrian Era

• Paleozoic Era

• Mesozoic Era

• Cenozoic Era

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which era ended with the K-T extinction, probably due to an asteroid?

• Paleozoic

• Phanerozoic

• Cenozoic

• Mesozoic

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2