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3 - Geological Time and Fossils VOCAB

Authored by Nicole Anderson

Science

11th - 12th Grade

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3 - Geological Time and Fossils VOCAB
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The remnant, or trace, of an ancient living organism that has been preserved in rock or sediment

Era

Period

Fossil

Correlation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Te age of one geologic feature with respect to another

Absolute Age

Relative Age

Era

Period

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The process of defining age relations between the strata at one locality and the strata at another

Correlation

Relative Age

Absolute Age

Period

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In a stratigraphic sequence, different species of fossil organisms appear in a definite order

Unconformity

Correlation

Fossil Succession

Gradualism

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The theory that evolution happens at a constant, slow rate

Punctuated Equilibrium

Gradualism

Fossil Succession

Correlation

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An interval of geologic time representing the largest subdivision of the Phanerozoic Eon

Period

Year

Era

Seconds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The process of turning to stone

Cast

Mold

Fossil

Petrified

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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