Geology Benchmark Review

Geology Benchmark Review

8th Grade

35 Qs

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Geology Benchmark Review

Geology Benchmark Review

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8th Grade

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35 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

According to the fossil record, when did the dinosaurs become extinct?
at the end of the Mesozoic Era
at the end of the Paloezoic Era
at the start of the Mesozoic Era
at the start of the Paleozoic Era

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the law of superposition?
gneous rock is older than nearby sedimentary rock, which is older than nearby metamorphic rock.
A sedimentary rock layer in its original position is older than the layers above it and younger than the layers below it.
Metamorphic rock is older than nearby sedimentary rock because sedimentary rock is deposited before metamorphic rock forms.
The exact age of a sedimentary rock layer can be found using the layers above and below it, even if the layers are not in their original positions.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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The following diagram shows rock layers that are cut by a fault and two bodies of rock (rock 1 and rock 2). What are the relative ages of the features in order of oldest to youngest?
fault, rock 1, rock 2, layer 1
layer 1, rock 2, rock 1, fault
rock 2, layer 1, rock 1, fault
fault, rock 2, layer 1, rock 1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the approximate age of Earth?
4.6 billion years
4.6 million years
46,000 years
4,600 years

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Based on the Law of Superposition, what can be concluded about fossils?
Fossils give clues about past climate patterns.
Fossils form from the hard parts of organisms. 
The most recent fossils were advanced organisms.
The oldest fossils are found in the lowest rock layers.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the relationship between geological and biological evolutionary theories?
They both explain history.
They both provide evidence of change on Earth.
They both do not agree on evolution.
They both do not give specific instances of changes.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which is the best evidence that two continents were once connected?
They have similar types of rocks and fossils.
They are in the same stage of succession.
They exist along the same lines of latitude.
They have the same climate.

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