Earth's History: Geologic Time and Fossils

Earth's History: Geologic Time and Fossils

5th - 7th Grade

40 Qs

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Assessment

Quiz

Science

5th - 7th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS1-4, MS-LS4-1, MS-ESS2-2

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40 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The age of a rock given as the number of years since the rock formed.

relative age
half-life
absolute age
radioactive decay

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The age of a rock compared to the ages of other rocks.

relative age
half-life
absolute age
radioactive decay

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past.

vertebrate
carbon film
invertebrate
fossil

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A record of the geologic events and life forms in Earth's history.

index fossil
half-life
radioactive dating
geologic time scale

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A gap in the geologic record that shows where rock layers have been lost due to erosion.

extrusion
unconformity
intrusion
law of superposition

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Which letter matches with the OLDEST layer of rock?

W

X

Y

Z

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What kind of rock would you typically find fossils in?

igneous

metamorphic

sedimentary

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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