Big News About Old Rocks

Big News About Old Rocks

6th Grade

10 Qs

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Big News About Old Rocks

Big News About Old Rocks

Assessment

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Science

6th Grade

Practice Problem

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What recent discovery did scientists make about the Grand Canyon's age?

It is younger than previously thought

It is exactly as old as previously thought

It could be 10 times older than previously thought

It has not changed in age estimates

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the Grand Canyon primarily studied by?

Biologists

Geologists

Historians

Meteorologists

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to the text, what natural process primarily shapes the Grand Canyon?

Volcanic activity

Erosion

Earthquakes

Meteor impacts

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the Grand Canyon begin to develop according to the new research mentioned?

Through the movement of tectonic plates

By the accumulation of sediment

By the Colorado River digging deeper through erosion

Due to a large meteorite impact

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What evidence suggests that the Grand Canyon was formed from several smaller canyons?

Discovery of ancient fossils

Findings of varied chemical compositions in rocks

Historical writings

Satellite imagery analysis

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many years ago did the Colorado River begin to cut through Earth's crust according to the text?

4 million years ago

6 million years ago

10 million years ago

1 million years ago

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the text suggest about the formation of the Grand Canyon?

It was formed entirely by the Colorado River.

It was formed by a series of small gorges joining together.

It was formed due to volcanic activity.

It was formed by meteor impacts.

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