
Mass Extinction and Geologic Time Review
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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
Joseph Anderson
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5 Slides • 5 Questions
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Time Scale and Fossil review
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Geologic Time Scale
Earth is 4.5 Billion years old
Put the sections of time in order from largest to smallest
What events mark the change between Eras?
What is our current time called?
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Multiple Choice
Which statement is true about present day Earth?
It is in the Precambrian time span.
It is in the Cambrian time span.
It is in the Cenozoic Era.
It is in the Mesozoic Era.
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Multiple Choice
The end of each geologic era is marked by a significant event in geologic history. In general, what kind of event marks the end of the Paleozoic and Mesozoic Eras?
mass extinction
mass migration
mountain formation
volcanic eruption
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Multiple Choice
Which unit of geologic time represents the longest amount of time?
epoch
era
period
year
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Multiple Choice
Which condition best supports fossil formation?
A dead organism is eaten by scavengers and shredded.
A dead organism is slowly decomposed by bacteria and insects.
A dead organism is washed away in a flood and buried under rocks.
A dead organism is quickly buried under mud and sand.
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Multiple Choice
Which two characteristics must an organism have to be used as an index fossil?
geographically limited and existed for a geologically long period of time
geographically limited and existed for geologically short period of time
geographically widespread and existed for a geologically long period of time
geographically widespread and existed for a geologically short period of time
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