Geologic Timescale
Authored by Lisa Thompson
Science
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Scientists chose where units of geologic time began and ended based on major changes in life forms at certain times.
True
False
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The Geologic Time Scale is a record of what?
old geologists
sweet geology music
the known history of rocks and fossils
a list of every living thing ever
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The biggest unit of time on the Geologic Time Scale is ___
(not one we have focused on)
an era
a period
an eon
an epoch
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Eras are broken into _______.
eons
periods
epochs
millions of years
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The geologic time scale is divided by major changes or events such as______.
mass extinctions
the extinction of one species
the development of one new species
a small temperature change
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Periods are broken up into smaller chunks of time called?
Epochs
Periods
Jurrasic
Ions
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which EON name relates to visible life?
(you don't need a microscope)-- not an Era or Period
Hadean
Archean
Phanerozoic
Proterozoic
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