Geological Time Key Terms

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Biology, Science
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7th - 10th Grade
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Easy
Michelle Rathjen
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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
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