Earth's geological history

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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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