Unit 1 Test - Earth's Formation, Q2

Unit 1 Test - Earth's Formation, Q2

12th Grade

10 Qs

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Unit 1 Test - Earth's Formation, Q2

Unit 1 Test - Earth's Formation, Q2

Assessment

Quiz

Science

12th Grade

Medium

NGSS
HS-PS1-8, HS-ESS1-5, MS-ESS1-4

+2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Kate Gibson

Used 15+ times

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

TRUE or FALSE: Relative Rock Dating means knowing the actual, numerical, age of the rock.

TRUE

FALSE

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why are index fossils so important?

They don't have any importance

They make the age of the rocks difficult to figure out

They're interesting and pretty to look at

They are the bridge between Relative and Absolute rock dating

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

3.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Carbon-14 decomposes into ​ (a)  

Nitrogen-14
Nitrogen-12
Uranium
Lead
Argon
Potassium

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

4.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

Uranium decomposes into ​ ​ (a)   , and Potassium decomposes into ​ (b)  

Nitrogen-12
Uranium
Lead
Argon
Potassium

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

5.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Match the Parent % to the Daughter % when working with half-lives

87.5% Daughter

50% Parent

93.75% Daughter

25% Parent

75% Daughter

12.5% Parent

0% Daughter

6.25% Parent

50% Daughter

100% Parent

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A rock sample is 2 half live's old, what percent of the sample is still parent?

100%

50%

25%

12.5%

6.25%

7.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 4 pts

Match the Principle of Relative Rock Dating to the definition.

Rock layers are older than the intrusion

Principle of Intrusive Relationships

The rock layers are older than the fault

Principle of Superposition

Rock layers are first deposited flat

Principle of Original Horizontality

The OLDEST rock layers are on the BOTTOM

Principle of Cross-Cutting Relationships

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