Introduction to Earth's History

Introduction to Earth's History

6th Grade

16 Qs

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Introduction to Earth's History

Introduction to Earth's History

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Law of Superposition helps geologists determine what?

Age of chemicals found in rocks

Relative age of rocks

Absolute age of rocks

Age of volcanoes

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

True or false: Absolute age is the age since the rock has been formed?

True

False

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Magma that pushes into rock layers then cools and hardens is called a(n):

Intrusion

Superposition

Extrusion

Crack in earth's crust

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Most fossils form when organisms die and are buried in:

Ice

Sediment

Magma

Amber

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these statements is the best way to figure out the relative age of a rock layer?

The position of the layer compared to other layers

The type of rocks in the rock layer

How many fossils are in the rock layer

The thickness of the rock layer

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An intrusion is always ___________________ than the rock layers it cuts into.

Younger

Older

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An extrusion is always ___________________ than the rock layers below it.

Younger

Older

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