The History of Life on Earth

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Kale Daniel
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are traces or imprints of living things that are preserved in rock?
Bone
Plant
Fossil
Footprint
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where are fossils made/found?
Loose dirt/sand
Bedrock
Metamorphic Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where are newer fossils found?
Towards the top layers of sedimentary rock.
Towards the bottom layers of sedimentary rock.
In the middle layers of sedimentary rock.
Out in the open.
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of dating uses the layer of sedimentary rock that the fossil was found in?
Sedimentary dating
Relative dating
Absolute dating
Estimated dating
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of dating is used when scientists use atoms to determine the age of the fossil?
Absolute dating
Strict dating
Atomic dating
Relative dating
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What do we call the calendar scientists use to outline the history of life on Earth?
Gregorian calendar
Scientific calendar
Fossil record
Geological time scale
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
True or False: An era is longer than a period
True
False
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
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