NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of dating method can be used on rock layers by applying the Law of Superposition?
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2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which era is the longest in Earth's history?
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3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Which era was the longest, taking up 88% of geologic time?
Precambrian
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
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4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Which is the youngest rock layer?
Siltstone
Conglomerate
Mudstone
Limestone
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5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A rock sample is arranged in four undisturbed layers, W, X, Y and Z, as shown in the diagram below.
Which is most likely true about the layers according to the law of superposition?
W is the oldest rock layer and Z is the youngest rock layer.
W is the youngest rock layer and Z is the oldest rock layer.
X is the youngest rock layer and W is the oldest rock layer.
X is the oldest rock layer and Y is the oldest rock layer.
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6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A section of a rock layer is shown.
The evidence in these rock layers best supports which conclusion?
The oldest fossils in this section of rock are trilobites.
Eurypterids are related to modern-day scorpions and crabs.
Eurypterids were the least common type of organism in this
section of rock.
There is some overlap in the presence of brachiopods and ammonites on Earth.
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7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do scientists figure out the relative age of rocks/fossils?
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