Geologic Time

Geologic Time

6th - 8th Grade

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21 Qs

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Geologic Time

Geologic Time

Assessment

Quiz

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Science

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6th - 8th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Medium

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NGSS
MS-ESS1-4, MS-LS4-1, MS-ESS2-3

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21 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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Stratigraphy is the study of __________.

rock layers and layering

fossils

weather

dinosaurs

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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What is a bed or LAYER of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout?

fossils

rock strata

geologic time scale

law of superposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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The system of chronological measurement that relates stratigraphy to time is the: ________.

Fossil Time Scale

Rock Strata Time Scale

Geologic Time Scale

Dinosaur Time Scale

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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Scientific law that states fossils located in deeper sediment layers are older than ones deposited in layers closer to the surface is the: ___________.

law of superposition

law of rock strata

law of geologic time scale

law of fossils

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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According to this diagram, fossils of which organism were found in EVERY rock layer?

trilobites

jellyfish

dinosaurs

birds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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What is the RELATIVE AGE of the Woolly mammoth fossil in the diagram below?

The Woolly mammoth is YOUNGER than the Coral.

The Woolly mammoth is OLDER than the Saber-toothed cat.

The Woolly mammoth is YOUNGER than the Three-toed horse.

The Woolly mammoth is OLDER than the Miacis.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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A paleontologist is a scientist who studies _______.

plants

fossils

weather

insects

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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