Fossils & Rock Layers Vocabulary

Fossils & Rock Layers Vocabulary

8th Grade

12 Qs

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Fossils & Rock Layers Vocabulary

Fossils & Rock Layers Vocabulary

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

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

+4

Standards-aligned

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12 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Species that existed on Earth for a short length of time, were abundant, and inhabited many locations

unconformity

correlation

index fossil

fossil

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A piece of an older rock that becomes part of a new rock

inclusion

superposition

correlation

unconformity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The age of rocks and geologic features compared with other rocks and features nearby

unconformity

superposition

absolute age

relative age

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Separation of a population of organisms from the rest of its species due to a physical barrier

land bridge

geographic isolation

mass extinction

catastrophism

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Scientist who studies fossils

Botonist

Geologist

Paleontologist

Seismologist

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Geologic processes that occur today are similar to those that occurred in the past.

uniformitarianism

catastrophism

superposition

correlation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Dying out of many species on Earth within a short period of time

Petrified

catastrophism

uncomformity

mass extinction

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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