Geologic Time Scale
Practice Questions
Middle School Earth and Space Science › Geologic Time Scale
Which of the following best describes what happens at a strike-slip fault?
The end of an "era" in the geologic time scale is usually marked by what?
What geographic feature would be expected to appear where the star is on this diagram of plate movement?
Which of the following best describes what happens at a strike-slip fault?
A Paleontologist uncovers a bed of fossils in the continental United States. The bed of fossils is full of shells and sea creatures, but the paleontologist is nowhere near the ocean. How is this possible?
A Paleontologist uncovers a bed of fossils in the continental United States. The bed of fossils is full of shells and sea creatures, but the paleontologist is nowhere near the ocean. How is this possible?
The end of an "era" in the geologic time scale is usually marked by what?
What geographic feature would be expected to appear where the star is on this diagram of plate movement?
Which of the following would NOT be found in the fossil record?
The convection currents of magma below these plates would cause what type of motion in the tectonic plates above?