Geological Time Key Terms

Geological Time Key Terms

7th - 10th Grade

9 Qs

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Geological Time Key Terms

Geological Time Key Terms

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Biology, Science

7th - 10th Grade

Easy

Created by

Michelle Rathjen

Used 10+ times

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9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

The preserved evidence in rocks or soils of organisms that were once alive

PALAEONTOLOGY

PALAEONTOLOGISTS

FOSSILS

FOSSIL RECORD

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

A technique that compares the age of one fossil or rock against another to determine which is older

RELATIVE DATING

ABSOLUTE DATING

INDEX FOSSIL

STRATA

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

The study of prehistoric life

PALAEONTOLOGY

PALAEONTOLOGISTS

FOSSILS

FOSSIL RECORD

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Scientists who study prehistoric life

PALAEONTOLOGY

PALAEONTOLOGISTS

FOSSILS

FOSSIL RECORD

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

A list showing the classification of all the species that have been found as fossils

GEOLOGICAL TIME SCALE

FOSSILS

FOSSIL RECORD

INDEX FOSSIL

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

A technique that determines the actual age of rocks and fossils

RELATIVE DATING

ABSOLUTE DATING

INDEX FOSSIL

STRATA

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Layers of sedimentary rock

SEDIMENTARY ROCK

SEDIMENTS

FOSSILS

STRATA

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

A scale showing the history of life and geology

FOSSIL RECORD

GEOLOGICAL TIME SCALE

INDEX FOSSIL

FOSSIL

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

A fossil that can be used to compare the relative age of rock strata in different locations

INDEX FOSSIL

STRATA

FOSSIL

FOSSIL RECORD