Geologic Time-Mountains and fossils
Interactive Video
•
Science
•
8th Grade
•
Practice Problem
•
Easy
Standards-aligned
Marissa Silkie-Rees
Used 1+ times
FREE Resource
Standards-aligned
5 questions
Show all answers
1.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Why do you think fossils can be found on the top of mountains all over the world?
Evaluate responses using AI:
OFF
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What causes tectonic plates to move?
Heat from Earth's core that drives the convection currents in the mantle
Gravity's pull on the Earth
The ocean tides pull the crust around moving the plates
Heat from the Earth's core drives the convection current sin the inner of the Earth
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How are mountains formed?
from cooled magma
from two tectonic plates colliding
from two tectonic plates pulling apart
from sedimentary rocks
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
4.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Explain how fossils ended up on the mountains? What does this tell you about the area in the past?
Evaluate responses using AI:
OFF
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Appalachian mountains appear smooth and are not as tall and pointy as the Rocky mountains. What does this tell us about the age of the Appalachian mountains?
the Appalachian mountains are younger than the Rockies
The Rockies are older than the Appalachian mountains
The Appalachian Mountains are older than the Rockies.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
Access all questions and much more by creating a free account
Create resources
Host any resource
Get auto-graded reports
Continue with Google
Continue with Email
Continue with Classlink
Continue with Clever
or continue with
Microsoft
%20(1).png)
Apple
Others
Already have an account?
