Geologic Time Goal A/B Vocabulary

Geologic Time Goal A/B Vocabulary

8th Grade

11 Qs

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Geologic Time Goal A/B Vocabulary

Geologic Time Goal A/B Vocabulary

Assessment

Quiz

Biology

8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Mindy Meissner

FREE Resource

11 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Definition: a long and distinct period of history with a particular feature or characteristic.

relative age

era

periods

cambrian

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Definition: Pre-Cambrian time covers from 4.6 billion to 544 million years ago. During this time life developed as bacteria and softbodied, multicelled organisms.

Carboniferous Period

Precambrian Time

Geologic Time

Mesozoic Era

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Definition: A principle that geologic processes that occurred in the past can be explained by current geologic processes.

gradualism

uniformitarianism

neptunism

plutonism

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a mass extinction?

Just as eons are subdivided into eras, eras are subdivided into units of time called periods.

Event during which many species become extinct during a relatively short period of time

Era that began about 66 million years ago, known as the "Age of Mammals"

A long and distinct period of history with a particular feature or characteristic.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is this definition describing?

Geologic time

Geophysical flux

Absolute time

Relative age

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which era does this definition describe?

Cenozoic Era

Mesozoic Era

Paleozoic Era

Precambrian Era

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Definition: the part of geologic time 570-245 million years ago; invertebrates, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, ferns, and cone-bearing trees were dominant.

Mesozolc Era

Paleozoic Era

Precambrian Era

Mezozolic Era

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