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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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6th - 8th Grade

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?

2015 years old
3.6 billion years old
4.6 billion years old
4.6 million years old

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Relative dating of rock layers tells us that the deeper we dig, _______.

the younger the rocks get
the smellier the rocks get
the harder the rocks get
the older the rocks get

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found 

At the top of the rock layers
Near the bottom of the rock layers
In the middle of the rock layers
Somewhat near the surface

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The age of a rock compared to the ages of other rocks is the rock's

absolute age
geologic age
sedimentary age
relative age

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

If you found a rock containing a very complex fossil, you could infer that the rock is 

relatively young
very old
igneous
metamorphic

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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Used to determine whether an object is older or younger than other objects

Superposition
Relative Dating
Fossil
Unconformity

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The earliest part of Earth's history is called the:

Cenozoic
Cambrian
Holocene
Precambrian

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