Earth History Unit Review

Earth History Unit Review

8th Grade

28 Qs

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Earth History Unit Review

Earth History Unit Review

Assessment

Quiz

Other Sciences

8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Charles Martinez

FREE Resource

28 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term used for the original amount of elemental isotopes being investigated during radioactive dating?
Parent Isoptopes
Daughter Isotopes
Son Isoptopes
Rare Earth Isotopes

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Igneous intrusions are always _______ than the rock they cut through.
Older
The same age
Younger

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which term best explains the following:
The boundary where the Earth's crustal plates move - sometimes disrupting rock layers.
Erosion
Unconformities
Faults
Volcanoes

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which is a process that allows scientists to compare rock layers with others in a sequence to determine their age?
Absolute Dating
Relative Dating
Radiometric Dating

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If a sedimentary rock contains an intrusion of igneous rock, which rock is the oldest?
The igneous rock is the oldest.
The sedimentary rock is the oldest.
The rocks are the same age.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which element is used to study the age of igneous and metamorphic rocks?
Carbon
Uranium
Krypton

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

_____________ = Exact Age
Radioactive Dating
Relative Dating

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