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Rock Dating Review

Authored by LaShana Glen-Hall

Science

8th - 9th Grade

NGSS covered

Used 5+ times

Rock Dating Review
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How are Sedimentary Rocks formed?

Cooling and Hardening
Heat and Pressure
Compacting and Cementing
Melting

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In what kind of rock can fossils be found?

Sedimentary Rocks
Igneous Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Granite

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which layer formed first?

Rock Layer W
Rock Layer X
Rock Layer Y
Rock Layer Z

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which rock layer is youngest?

A
B
C
D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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How old is the fossil in layer 7?

about 1 million years old
about 205 million years old
about 500 million years old
about 300 million years old

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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A scientist says that layers Y and M are the same age. How does he know this?

They are found in the same type of rock.
They are the lowest layers.
They have the same type of fossil.
They are near each other.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

___________ states that the earth has changed gradually over long periods of time.

uniformitarianism
catrastorphism
superposition
disconformities

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