Rocks

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Science
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6th Grade
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Hard
+2
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A geologist is studying three layers of sedimentary rock in an area. The layers have not shifted from their original positions. The geologist records the relative ages of the rocks. What did the geologist use to determine the relative ages of the rocks?
Radioactive dating
Mineral content
Absolute dating
The Law of Superposition
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Based on the law of superposition, what is the order of these rock layers, from oldest to youngest?
1, 2, 3, 4
2, 1, 4, 3
3, 2, 1, 4
4, 3, 2, 1
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The age of a rock sample can be determined by finding the relative amount of a parent isotope that has changed into a daughter isotope within the sample. Which property of radioactive decay allows the age of the rock to be determined in years?
releases energy
releases energy
happens in all rocks
happens at a set rate
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A rock deep within the Earth experiences extreme temperature and pressure. After a long period of time it becomes which rock?
Magma
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
________ is an example of a metamorphic rock.
Pumice
Limestone
Sandstone
Marble
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Preexisting rock that is/was altered by extreme heat, pressure, or both.
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
This rock is most likely a
Limestone
Scoria
Conglomerate
Quartz
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