
Geologic Time Scale & Fossil Record
Authored by KENDRA YOUNG
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
method used to determine the age of rocks by comparing rocks with younger and older rock layers
extinction
fossil record
relative age
geologic time scale
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Greatest mass extinction of all time - ended the Paleozoic era
extinction
Paleozoic era
geologic time scale
Permian extinction
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Each rock layer is newer than the one below it
law of superposition
geologic time scale
Permian extinction
Paleozoic era
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
a fossil that is used to establish the age of a rock layer because the fossil is distinct, abundant, and widespread and the species that formed that fossil existed for only a short span of geologic time
index fossil
fossil record
fossil
relative age
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
a group of organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring
Fossil
Paleozoic
Era
Species
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Death of every member of a species
extinction
Paleozoic era
relative age
Permian extinction
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
the trace or remains of an organism that lived long ago, most commonly preserved in sedimentary rock
fossil record
geologic time scale
species
fossil
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
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