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Week 8 Review Quiz

Authored by Blair Driver

Science

8th Grade

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Week 8 Review Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which best describes how ice cores are important to the study of geologic history?

They show unconformities, which signal changes in deposition.

They hold index fossils, which are used to date the different ice cores

They contain evidence showing changes in the atmospheric composition over time

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which characteristic of an index fossil makes it most useful in relative dating of rock layers and other fossils?

existence was brief

lived a long time

lived in certain areas

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Some scientists think that all life evolved from a common ancestor. Which provides evidence that this may be true?

analogous structures of organisms

homologous structures of organisms

extinction of many varieties of plant species

existence of many varieties of bacteria species

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

It is possible to hypothesize how a particular group of organisms evolved by arranging fossils in a chronological sequence. Where would the oldest fossils be found?

the deepest rock layer

the most shallow rock layer

the rock layer with the greatest variety of fossils

the rock layer containing fossils with the most complex structures

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which organisms are most closely related based on comparison of anatomical structures?

jellyfish and clam

snake and worm

pig and human

bid and bee

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Which of the following orders the rock layers accurately from oldest to youngest?

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

5, 4, 3, 2, 1

2, 3, 4, 5, 1

1, 2, 3, 5, 4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which of these rock layers is relatively the newest?

Kaibab formation
Zoraster Granite
Redwall limestone
Unkar group

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