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Earth Science: Geologic Time Review

Authored by Thomas McFarland

Science

9th - 12th Grade

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Earth Science: Geologic Time Review
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these is the best indication of the relative age of a rock layer?

The chemical make-up of the layer

The thickness of the layer

The position of the layer compared to another layer

The distance of the layer extending over Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Traces or remains of organisms that lived long ago

Fossil
Unconformity
Superposition
Column

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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Analyze the seashell found in the white layer.  Which statement is true of the rock layer that contains this fossil?

It could also contain a fossil from the bottom layer.
It is older than the layers below it.
It is younger than the layers above it.
It is older than the layers above it.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

How do geologists use relative dating?

Placing rocks in order from youngest to oldest
Placing rocks in order by minerals they contain
Classifying rocks by different textures
Classifying rocks by different isotopes

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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What are the relative ages of the features in order from oldest to youngest?

Limestone, Basalt, Fault, Siltstone
Siltstone, Fault, Basalt, Limestone
Limestone, Fault, Basalt, Siltstone
Limestone, Siltstone, Fault, Basalt

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

The Law of Superposition helps scientists to determine what?

The absolute age of rock layers
The age of fossils
The relative age of rock layers
the super powers of rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?

F
E
B
A

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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