Earth's History Test Practice
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5th - 8th Grade
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Melissa Babula
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The diagram pictured shows:
a series of rock layers
evidence of past life
both answers
none of the options listed
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Of the fossils shown, which one is the oldest?
dinosaurs
trilobites
early horses
armored fish
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
To determine the time span during which this species of ammonite lived, you should:
measure the diameter of the ammonite.
measure how far below the surface the fern imprints were found.
compare the ammonite fossil to the fern fossil.
compare these rock layers to similar layers from other locations.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Studying series of rock layers provides evidence for which of the following?
Geologic Time Scale
Mohs Scale
Law of Time and Space
Law of Gravity
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The age of the Earth is closest to ______________ years.
4.6 thousand
4.6 million
4.6 billion
4.6 trillion
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The diagram pictured represents fossils in three stratigraphic columns. What is the most likely age of these organisms from oldest to youngest?
trilobite, gastropod, ammonite, fern
fern, ammonite, gastropod, trilobite
ammonite, gastropod, trilobite, fern
fern, trilobite, gastropod, ammonite
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What role do faults play in the Law of Superposition?
Faults create new types of rock.
Faults are younger than the layers they cut through.
Faults are the same age as the layers they cut through.
Faults are older than the layers they cut through.
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
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