Evaluating Rock Layers
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Analyzing the image, is the youngest layer on the top or the bottom of this rock feature?
THE TOP
THE MIDDLE
THE BOTTOM
Answer explanation
Yes! Think of relative dating!
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
TRUE OR FALSE: With Absolute Dating, you are comparing layers to determine if a layer is younger or older than another layer. (EX: The layer on the top is younger than the layer on the bottom).
TRUE
FALSE
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Often rock layers can be disturbed, what factors can weather and erode rock layers? CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY.
Wind
Water
Ice
GRAVITY
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
According to the Law of Original Horizontality, when sediment is deposited, it is deposited _____________ under the action of gravity.
VERTICALLY
DIAGONALLY
HORIZONTALLY
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
An earthquake or other geologic movement can cause a _____ in rock layers and is a break in the rock. This is represented by a diagonal line in a stratigraphic column.
Intrusion
Fault
Fold
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Analyzing the image, which letter represents an INTRUSION (magma seeping into rock layers)?
Letter E
Letter B
Letter D
Letter C
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Analyzing the stratigraphic column in the image, which is the OLDEST layer?
LAYER R
LAYER M
LAYER J
LAYER T
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
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