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T6L1/2/3: History of Earth

Authored by Stephanie Grande

Science

8th Grade

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T6L1/2/3: History of Earth
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Use relative dating to determine which rock layer is oldest

ℹ️ Layer D is an igneous intrusion

ℹ️ E is a fault line

B

C

D

E

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Use relative dating to determine what happen last

ℹ️ Layer D is an igneous intrusion

ℹ️ E is a fault line

A

B

C

D

E

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Use relative dating to determine which fossil is oldest.

Ammonite

Dinosaur

Plant

Bird

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What can a scientist infer about these two sites

At one time there was water

They are in the exact same area

Site 2 is older because of the intrusion

The oldest rocks are 450 million years old

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What law do scientists use to determine relative dating for rock layers?

Law of Superposition

Law of Geological Time

Law of Rock Layering

Law of Archeology

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is absolute dating (radiometric dating) based on?

Decay of unstable atoms (isotopes)

Detection of ionic bond charges

Switch of a proton into a new element

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of rock dating is used to measure the age of the Earth?

ABSOLUTE: Isotopes of

Uranium decay to Lead or
Potassium decay to Argon

ℹ️ accurate to 5 billion years

ABSOLUTE: Carbon 14 decay
(into Nitrogen isotope)

ℹ️ accurate to 60,000 years

Relative dating

comparing Precambrian rock to different sedimentary layers

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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