Fossils and Relative Age Review

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Science
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6th - 8th Grade
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Hard
+2
Standards-aligned
Charles Martinez
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26 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which type of rock is most resistant to weathering?
A
B
C
D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
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
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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