
Geo Evo Quiz 2025

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Sara Gibson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Alfred Wegener propose?
Continental Drift Theory
Theory of Plate Tectonics
Theory of Natural Selection
The Snowball Theory
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Trilobites are especially useful as index fossils because...
They were alive for a brief time and distributed worldwide
They were alive for a brief time and found only in a limited area
They were alive for an extended time and distributed worldwide
They were alive for an extended time and found only in a limited area
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does the Law of Superposition show geological evolution?
The youngest rock is on the bottom and the oldest layer is on the top
The youngest layer is in the middle and the oldest layer is on the top
The oldest layer is on the bottom and the youngest layer is on top
There is no difference in the position of the layers in regards to age
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
4.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How long ago was the formation of the Earth and moon?
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Law of Superposition provides the ____ of the rocks and fossils while radioactive dating provides the ___ of rocks and fossils.
absolute age/relative age
relative age/absolute age
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to the geologic time scale, which part of Earth's history spanned the longest amount of time?
Cenozoic
Precambrian
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
7.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A fossil found in a narrow time range, but widely distributed around the Earth is called a(n)
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
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