Geologic Time Scale
Authored by Chandler Monton
Science
6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
A _____ is a scientist who studies the Earth's crust as well as the processes and history that shaped it.
Geologist
Paleontologist
Soil Scientist
Meteorologist
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
A _____ is a scientist that studies fossil remains found on the Earth's surface in order to study primitive life forms
Paleontologist
Geologist
Soil Scientist
Meteorologist
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Stratigraphy is a branch of geology dealing with the arrangement of _____ rock layers or "strata".
sedimentary
igneous
metamorphic
magma
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
4.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
The idea that newer rocks are on top of older rocks is known as the Law of _____.
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
5.
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20 sec • 1 pt
The strata of sedimentary rocks is important in determining their _____ age.
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
6.
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20 sec • 1 pt
Relative age determines the "relative" order of past events but not the ____ _____.
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Which rock layer is oldest?
Conglomerate
Sandstone
Limestone
Siltstone
Mudstone
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
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