Earth's geological history

Earth's geological history

6th - 12th Grade

9 Qs

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Earth's geological history

Earth's geological history

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th - 12th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-3, MS-LS4-1, MS-ESS1-4

+3

Standards-aligned

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9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The study of the nonliving things that the Earth is made of. It is the study of rocks in the Earth’s crust.

geology

geophysics

googlology

paleontology

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The concept that the oldest rock layers are at the bottom of a sequence with younger rock layers deposited on top of them.

relative dating

superposition

rock strata

core sample

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

It is used to figure out a sequence of geological events from the evidence left behind in the rock.

relative dating

superposition

rock strata

core sample

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The remains or physical evidence of an organism preserved by geologic formation.

rock strata

paleontology

fossil

geology

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The study of the changes in Earth's life over space and time through the study of rock units and the fossils contained within them.

lithology

geology

mineralogist

paleontology

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A layer of rock or soil, that was formed at the Earth's surface. It has characteristics that make it look different from other layers.

color strata

core sample

rock strata

geological strata

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A cylinder of rock that is obtained by drilling into the rock it came from. It can show the different types of layers in a rock, what it is made of, and whether valuable minerals or substances exist in the rock.

color strata

core sample

rock strata

geological strata

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Fossil impressions filled with minerals or sediments.

rock strata

core sample

cast

mold

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A fossil impression.

rock strata

core sample

cast

mold

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2