Earth Science SOL Review Quizizz #2

There are 4 major geologic divisions of time. Put them in order from largest (1) to smallest (4).

• Period

• Epoch

• Era

• Eon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

A _______ is a hollow area in sediment that has the impression or shape of an organism.

• mold fossil

• cast fossil

• petrified fossil

• trace fossil

Dinosaur footprints, coprolites, and burrows are all examples of

• casts

• molds

• trace fossils

• preserved remains

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

This is an example of a 

• Trace fossil

• cast fossil

• mold fossil

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

This is an example of a

• cast fossil

• mold fossil

• trace fossil

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Match the radioactive isotope to its decay product (daughter).

• Strontium-87

• ^Potassium-40

• Lead-206

• ^Carbon-14

• Calcium-40

• ^Uranium-238

• Nitrogen-14

• ^Rubidium-87

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

About 250 million years ago, Pangaea began to split apart, leading to massive volcanism and a runaway greenhouse effect. What was one effect of these global catastrophes?

• Evolution of plants and animals stopped for a few million years.

• There was a mass extinction of plants and animals.

• The temperature of the Earth stayed constant.

• There were multiple solar and lunar eclipses over a short period of time.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Carbon-14 has a half life of 5,700 years. A rock with 25% Carbon-14 has an age of

(a)  

• 11,400 years
• 5,700 years
• 8,000 years
• 21,000 years

Put the % of radioactive isotope (parent) in order from Time 0 (1) to 4 Half Lives (5):

• 12.5% parent

• 50% parent

• 6.25% parent

• 100% parent

• 25% parent

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

A perfectly preserved wooly mammoth was found frozen in the ice in Alaska. It was found to have 1/8 of its original Carbon-14. The half-life of Carbon-14 is 5,700 years. How old is the wooly mammoth?

• 22,800 years

• 11,400 years

• 712 years

• 17,100 years

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6