Earth Changing Over Time

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Science
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7th Grade
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Stacy Walsh
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Index fossils allow geologists to
determine why some organisms became extinct.
identify organisms that did not leave fossil evidence behind.
determine the exact age of rocks.
match rocks of the same age in different regions.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A geologist finds an area of undisturbed sedimentary rock. The _________________ layer is the oldest.
top layer
bottom layer
middle layer
extrusion
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How old is Earth?
100 billion years old
4.6 billion years old
3.5 billion years old
100,000,000,000 years old
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An index fossil is most useful if it is a fossil of an organism that existed for a
short time over a large area.
long time over a large area.
long time over a small area.
short time over a small area.
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A person that studies prehistoric life forms by investigating the fossils of plants, animals, and other organisms is known as a(n)
paleontologist.
geologist.
science teacher.
ethnobotanist.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Scientists can determine the absolute age of rocks using
the law of superposition
radioactive dating
fault lines
index fossils
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are fossils?
The preserved remains or traces of organisms that lived in the past.
Footprints or burrows of small animals that are alive today.
Molds and casts of organisms that are alive today.
Drawings of ancient animals and other organisms.
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
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