Earth History

Earth History

8th Grade

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30 Qs

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Earth History

Earth History

Assessment

Quiz

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Science

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8th Grade

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NGSS
MS-ESS1-4, MS-LS4-1, HS-ESS1-6

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30 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which best describes a fossil that helps determine the relative age of a rock layer?

trace fossil
index fossil
radioactive fossil
unconformity fossil

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which process would be most effective in determining the age of fossils embedded in rock?

relative dating
absolute dating
use of index fossils
use of core sampling

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

By which method have scientists determined that the Earth is about 4.5 billion years old?

plate tectonics
relative dating
radioactive dating
law of superposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which is the most accurate method scientists can use to estimate Earth's age?

relativism
superposition
relative dating
radioactive dating

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

The index fossil of a type of trilobite is discovered in layer A of a set of rock layers found at three different sites of a field investigation. Which conclusion can be made about the rocks in layer A at all three sites?

The rocks are all different ages
The rocks are all about the same age
The rocks were formed from melting magma
The rocks were formed during a catastrophic event

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which statement is true?

The oldest layers of rock and soil are closest to the surface of the earth
The youngest layers of rock and soil are farther away from the surface of the earth.
Carbon-14 dating is an example of relative dating, and the law of superposition is an example of absolute dating.
Absolute geologic dating and relative geologic dating are two methods used by scientists to determine the age of geologic evidence.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which method provides the most accurate age of a rock sample?

superposition
relative dating
radioactive dating
index fossil identification

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

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