Rock Strata

Rock Strata

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Rock Strata

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Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS1-4, MS-ESS2-2, MS-ESS2-3

+2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Which of the following orders the rock layers accurately from oldest to youngest?

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

5, 4, 3, 2, 1

2, 3, 4, 5, 1

1, 2, 3, 5, 4

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Look at the diagram, what layer did animal E first show up in?

Layer #4

Layer #5

Layer #6

Layer #8

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

3.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What could scientists look for to match rock layers in one area to rock layers in another area?

similar index fossils

similar rock types

sandstone

sediments

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Which animal is the youngest in site 1?

bird

ammonite 

shell

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Scientists use ______ to help figure out geologic time.

earthquakes

plate tectonics

rock layers

erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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A ________ is a scientist that studies the composition of the Earth, including rock layers.

biologist

paleontologist

chemist

geologist

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Scientists use ______ dating to figure out the exact age of something.

relative

chemical

absolute

rock

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