Analyzing the Rock Record
Authored by Valerie Howland
Science
6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which principle states that geologic processes that occur today are similar to those that occurred in the past?
superposition
cross-cutting relationships
inclusions
uniformitarianism
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which principle states that the oldest rocks are at the bottom in undisturbed rock layers
uniformitarianism
superposition
lateral continuity
original horizontality
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What principle states that sediments are deposited in large, continuous sheets
lateral continuity
cross cutting relationships
uniformitarianism
superposition
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which principle states that if one geologic feature cuts across another feature, the feature it cuts across is older?
superposition
uniformitarianism
cross cutting relationships
original horizontality
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The preserved remains or evidence of past living organisms
fossils
mass extinctions
dinosaurs
stones
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Superposition is helpful in determining the
absolute age of rock layers
relative age of rock layers
superposition of rock layers
inclusions in rock layers
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which rock layer is the youngest?
A
B
D
F
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
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