
Earth History Review

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Biology, Other Sciences
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6th - 8th Grade
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Bobby Garcia
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37 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A fossil of an organism that only lived on Earth between 100 to 150 million years ago is found in a piece of sedimentary limestone. Which can be concluded about the age of the limestone?
It is older than the fossil
It is younger than the fossil
It is less than 100 million years old
It is between 100 and 150 million years old
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The diagrams below show several sedimentary rock layers containing index fossils, and a reference table for the relative dating of the index fossils.
During which time period was layer 2 formed?
between 65 million years ago and 2 million years ago
between 144 million years ago and 64 million years ago
between 206 million years ago and 143 million years ago
between 248 million years ago and 205 million years ago
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which can be inferred about the intrusion of igneous rock into a sedimentary rock layer?
The sedimentary rock is older than the igneous rock.
The igneous rock is older than the sedimentary rock
The sedimentary and igneous rocks are the same age
The rocks should be carbondated to determine which is older
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A piece of amber was found in a layer of rock. In the layer of rock below the amber, the fossilized remains of Nerinea trinodosa were also found. Which is true of the two fossils?
The Nerinea trinodosa is older than the amber
The amber is older than the Nerinea trinodosa
The amber and Nerinea trinodosa are exactly the same age
It is impossible to tell which is older without the use of carbon
dating
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which best describes absolute dating of rock layers?
unconformity
superposition
radioactive decay
uniformitarianism
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The graphic shows four rock layers with an intrusion cutting through three of them. What can be inferred about the age of the shale?
It is less than 50 million years old.
It is more than 120 million years old.
It is older than 100 million, but younger than 120 million years old.
It is older than 50 million, but younger than 100 million years old.
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why are index fossils used to date other fossils in an area of rock?
Index fossils are rare and unique fossils that exist only in a few areas on Earth.
Index fossils are preserved remains of the soft tissues of animals
that lived during multiple time periods.
Index fossils appear in all rock layers of a given area and are a
reliable mechanism for dating other fossils.
Index fossils appear worldwide in layers of the same type of rock that have been dated to exist during a certain time period.
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