Views of Earth's Past
Authored by Sean Calhoun
Science
6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Fossils are traces or remains of ....
sunlight
sediments
living things
volcanic eruptions
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
By studying layers of sedimentary rock, scientists can determine ...
fossil ages of the layers
relative ages of the layers
estimated ages of the layers
absolute ages of the layers
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The idea that the same forces that change Earth today were also at work in the past is part of Hutton's theory of ....
formation
sedimentarianism
uniformitarianism
fossilization
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do scientists know what dinosaurs looked like?
they read ancient myths
they study cave paintings
they observe dinosaurs in nature
they examine fossils for clues
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Igneous rock that cuts through sedimentary layers is always ...
younger than the layers of sediment it cuts through
older than the layers of sediment on top of it
the same age as the layers of sediment on top of it
older than the layers of sediment it cuts through
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Scientists believe that humans first appeared ...
very early in Earth's history
in the middle of the geologic time scale
during the last part of the age of dinosaurs
during the age of mammals
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The oldest layer in an undisturbed sedimentary bed is usually ...
the largest
on the top
on the bottom
the smallest
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
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