Rock Layers

Rock Layers

4th Grade

11 Qs

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Rock Layers

Rock Layers

Assessment

Quiz

Science

4th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-3, MS-LS4-1, MS-ESS3-2

+3

Standards-aligned

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Riley Tagawa

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11 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

Rock layers with seashell fossils tell us...

the area is part of the beach now.

the area was covered by an ocean in the past.

the area must be a desert.

plants were located in this area.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

Define patterns.

Stacked levels of rocks with different compositions and fossils deposited over time with the oldest layers at the bottom and the youngest layers at the top

A design or sequence that is repeated

Information that supports an idea

Major geological event that occurs when plates shift suddenly and release stored energy; a frequent occurrence along all types of plate boundaries

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

Define earthquake.

Major geological event that occurs when plates shift suddenly and release stored energy; a frequent occurrence along all types of plate boundaries

Preserved parts or traces of animals and plants that lived in the past

Rock arrangements, such as sea stacks, arches, mesas, and gorges, created by weathering, erosion, and other natural processes

Stacked levels of rocks with different compositions and fossils deposited over time with the oldest layers at the bottom and the youngest layers at the top

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

How can rock layers show that an earthquake occurred?

The top layer is rocky.

Layers do not line up along the fault line.

The bottom layer always has lines in it.

Layers line up perfectly.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

What do rock layers tell scientists about?

Earth's weather

Earth's present

Earth's future

Earth's history

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

How can studying fossils help scientists?

It tells them which organisms were parents.

It tells them which organisms lived in that area long ago.

It tells them nothing about the environment.

It tells them how the animal died.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

The features of an area that you can see

Evidence

Patterns

Landscape

Rock Layers

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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