U1M1 Final Exam Review

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8th Grade
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Lynn Gonzales
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The principle of ____________ states that sedimentary rocks are deposited in horizontal layers
Uniformitarianism
Lateral Continuity
Relative Dating
Original Horizontality
2.
REORDER QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Reorder the following: Youngest #1 to Oldest #5
Limestone
Igneous Intrusion X
Mudstone
Shale
Igneous Intrusion Y
Answer explanation
The intrusions can only push through layers that are already there. The top layer had to come after the first intrusion Y since Y is not cutting through it.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When part of the rock record is destroyed, the erosional GAP that forms is a(n) ____________.
inclusion
key bed
unconformity
superposition
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is one reason the presence of iridium leads scientists to hypothesize that a meteorite impact caused the mass extinction of dinosaurs?
There are no fossils of dinosaurs in rocks below the iridium layer.
Iridium is only common on Earth and is never found in meteorites.
All dinosaur fossils contain iridium.
There are no fossils of dinosaurs in rocks above the iridium layer.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
5.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Time is made up of (a) intervals, while geologic time is made up of (b) intervals.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
6.
DROPDOWN QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The gap in the rock record that occurs between folded or uplifted rock layers and a sedimentary rock layer on top of them is called a(n) (a)
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Rock layers are correlated if they both contain the same ____.
elements
shapes
fossils
pore spaces
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
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