Geology Concepts and Definitions 1.0
Authored by Joshua Folkwein
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The concept that the same geologic processes we observe today have been at work throughout Earth's history is known as ____. A) Geologic column B) Unconformity C) Absolute dating D) Uniformitarianism.
Geologic column
Unconformity
Absolute dating
Uniformitarianism
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS2-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which dating method uses the decay of radioactive isotopes to determine the age of rocks?
Radiometric dating
Ice core
Uniformitarianism
Superposition
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS1-8
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A geologic column is a model of rock layers that ____.
Shows the sequence of events
Determines the age of fossils
Explains current geologic processes
Measures ice cores.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock?
Radiometric dating
Ice core
Fossil
Half-life
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS4-1
NGSS.HS-LS4-2
NGSS.HS-LS4-5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The principle that in a series of sedimentary rock layers, the oldest layer is at the bottom and the layers get younger as you move up is called ______.
Superposition
Half-life
Geologic column
Relative dating
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The arrangement of rock layers in which the oldest rocks are at the bottom is known as ______.
Geologic column
Ice core
Fossil
Climate
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A break in the geologic record created when rock layers are eroded or when sediment is not deposited for a long period is called ______.
Unconformity
Geologic column
Fossil
Climate
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