Fossils and Relative Age Review

Fossils and Relative Age Review

6th - 8th Grade

26 Qs

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Fossils and Relative Age Review

Fossils and Relative Age Review

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS1-4, MS-LS4-1, MS-ESS2-1

+2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Charles Martinez

FREE Resource

26 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

Which type of rock is most resistant to weathering?

A

B

C

D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

Which type of rock is most susceptible to weathering?

A

B

C

D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the branch of science that focuses on the study of fossils and past life?

Meteorology

Paleontology

Astronomy

Seismology

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Unless a series of sedimentary rock layers has been overturned, the bottom rock layer usually

contains fossils

is the oldest

has the finest texture

contains the greatest variety of minerals

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The best method for the correlation of sedimentary rock layers several hundred kilometers apart is by comparing

the

index fossils in the layers

layers by walking the outcrop

thickness of the rock layers

color of the rock layers

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

The diagram below shows a portion of the Earth's crust.

What is the relative age of the igneous rock?

It is older than the limestone but younger than the

shale.

It is younger than the limestone but older than the

shale.

It is younger than both the limestone and the

shale.

It is older than both the limestone and the shale.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The unaltered remains of fossilized animals include:

petrified wood

carbon imprints of fern

mummified and frozen remains

cast of a trilobite shell

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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