
Geologic Time
Authored by Melissa McLaughlin
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6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
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
What is a bed or LAYER of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout?
fossils
rock strata
geologic time scale
law of superposition
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
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
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
According to this diagram, fossils of which organism were found in EVERY rock layer?
trilobites
jellyfish
dinosaurs
birds
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
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
A paleontologist is a scientist who studies _______.
plants
fossils
weather
insects
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
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