Earth's History and Fossil Record

Earth's History and Fossil Record

8th Grade

20 Qs

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Earth's History and Fossil Record

Earth's History and Fossil Record

Assessment

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Science

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

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

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Where can the oldest layer be found?

The top layer
The middle layer
They are all the same age
The bottom layer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How are fossils created?

Traces of organisms get turned into stone.
Dead organisms are quickly buried for millions of years.
Animals get trapped.
All of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

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

1 min • 1 pt

Invertebrates, Corral Reefs, and Amphibians all came about in this Era, in which the first plants appeared.

Precambrian Time

Paleozoic

Mesozoic

Cenozoic

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Process that uses the properties of atoms in rocks and other objects to determine their ages 

relative dating
radioactive decay 
absolute dating

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is a requirement of index fossils?

Lived over a vast time period but found only in one location

lived only for a short time but was found all over the world

Not a prevalent species at any time

Still alive today

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

If scientists found this fossil, what could they infer?

what fish are like today
that this fish lacked oxygen
what kind of animal ate this fish
that water once covered the area

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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