EOG Earth History Review
Authored by Suzanne Stone
Science
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
A scientist finds the bones of a dinosaur. What could help the scientist determine the approximate age (relative age) of the dinosaur bones?
the birds living in the area of the bones
the weather conditions in the area of the bones
the kinds of trees living in the area of the bones
the index fossils in the area of the bones
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which is the most accurate method scientists use to predict the age of Earth?
relative dating of rock layers
radioactive dating of rocks
comparing the ages of different fossils
investigating core samples from the Arctic
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NGSS.HS-PS1-8
NGSS.HS-ESS1-6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Scientists find dinosaur fossils in the bottom rock layers of a cliff and mammal fossils in the middle rock layer of the cliff. Which could best be concluded from this evidence?
Dinosaurs ate plants
Dinosaurs were eaten by the mammals
Dinosaurs lived on Earth before the mammals
Dinosaurs and mammals lived at the same time
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 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.
They follow the Law of Superposition, which gives reasons for extinctions of species.
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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4
NGSS.HS-ESS3-5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which supports the theory that some mountains were once at the bottom of an ocean?
There are underwater mountains on the ocean floor today.
Freshwater rivers flow to the ocean.
Fossils of marine organisms are found on the tops of some mountains.
Both mountains and ocean floors have similar minerals in their rocks.
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What kind of rock are fossils found in?
intrusive igneous
extrusive igneous
metamorphic
sedimentary
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What event marks the end of a geologic era?
1 million years
mass extinction
new life forms
ice age
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
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