Geologic Time Scale and the Dating Method & Index Fossil

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Science
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11th Grade
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Hard
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MERLIE WASAWAS
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1.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which is older sandstone or limestone?
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
2.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is older: mudstone or siltstone?
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
3.
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1 min • 1 pt
Which is the youngest rock in this strata?
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
4.
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1 min • 1 pt
What is the oldest rock in this strata?
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
5.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Relative Dating Method
Ammonites lived in the Mesozoic era
Layers in the rocks
Relative Dating Method
Absolute Dating Method
Actual date of parent and daughter formation in rocks
Radioactive isotopes determine rocks older than 1 myo
Absolute Dating Method
6.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In the geologic time scale, the (a) ages are on the top and the oldest on the (b) . The time scale is based upon (c) , therefore there aren’t any specific times listed with each era. The timescale is divided into (d) , each eon into eras, each era into periods, and each period into (e) .
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following does NOT serve as basis in identifying index fossils?
An organism must have lived only during a short period of time.
Many fossils of the organism must be found in rock layers.
The fossil must be found in a limited area on Earth.
The organism must be unique.
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