
Earth Through Time
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Biology, Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
Katie Bashus
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How does sedimentary rock usually form?
in large crystals
in vertical layers
in swirling bands
in horizontal layers
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the approximate age of Earth?
4,600 years
46,000 years
4.6 million years
4.6 billion years
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which sentence best describes the process of relative dating?
Younger fossils are on top of older fossils
Older fossils are on top of younger fossils
Radioactive elements help determine the age of the fossil.
Fossils are dated by comparing them with living descendants
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which definition describes absolute dating?
finding the age of an object compared with other objects
measuring the age of an object in years using any method
determining the amount of a radioactive isotope in an object
determining the age of a rock layer by studying the fossils present
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Fossils are the preserved remains or traces of plants and animals that have lived on Earth throughout Earth’s history. How does the fossil record of animals compare with animals that exist today?
Animals in the fossil record are the same as animals that exist today.
Animals in the fossil record are ancestors of animals that exist today
Animals in the fossil record have no similarities to animals that exist today.
Animals in the fossil record are more complex than animals that exist today
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
A geologist is studying three layers of sedimentary rock in an area. The layers have not shifted from their original positions. The geologist records the relative ages of the rocks. The bottom layer is listed as the oldest. The top layer is listed as the youngest. What did the geologist use to determine the relative ages of the rocks?
mineral content
radioactive decay
the law of superposition
the principle of unconformity
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Fossils are often hardened remains of organisms that once lived, such as a bone or tooth. Which characteristic of metamorphic rock makes it unlikely for fossils to be found in this type of rock?
Fossils are broken apart during volcanic eruptions.
High temperature and pressure destroy the fossils.
Tiny sediments build up in the fossils as they are deposited
Ocean water moving across the rock carries the fossils away.
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