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Geologic Time Scale Quiz

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10th Grade

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Geologic Time Scale Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the timeline created by geologists called?

Biological timescale

Astronomical timescale

Paleontological timescale

Geologic timescale

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do geologists look for in sedimentary rock layers to map out Earth's history?

Mineral composition

Fossil record

None of the above

Both A and B

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What rule states that the layers at the bottom of sedimentary rocks are always older than the layers at the top?

Law of Original Horizontality

Law of Crosscutting Relationships

Law of Lateral Continuity

Law of Superposition

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What rule helps geologists determine the relative ages of geologic features that intersect each other?

Law of Lateral Continuity

Law of Superposition

Law of Crosscutting Relationships

Law of Original Horizontality

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are fossils that are only found on a specific section of the geologic timescale called?

Index fossils

Specific fossils

Exclusive fossils

Unique fossils

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What can help geologists figure out a rock's relative age if it contains evidence of the same geologic event as another rock layer?

Geologic event

Mineral composition

Fossils

None of the above

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did relative dating help geologists figure out about the evolution of life on Earth?

The extinction of Stegosauruses

The first single cellular life formed about 3.8 billion years ago

The first multicellular life formed about 600 million years ago

All of the above

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