
science vocabulary quiz
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6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the principle that states geologic processes that occurred in the past are still occurring today?
Uniformitarianism
Fossilization
Radiometric dating
Absolute dating
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are preserved remains or traces of living things called?
Fossils
Rocks
Minerals
Sediments
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for preserved remains of animal activity?
Trace fossil
Geologic column
Superposition
Absolute dating
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What describes the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time?
Climate
Weather
Erosion
Sedimentation
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the principle that states younger rocks lie above older rocks in layers that have not been disturbed?
Superposition
Uniformitarianism
Radiometric dating
Absolute dating
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for a break in the geologic record created when rock layers are eroded or when sediment is not deposited for a long period of time?
Unconformity
Fossilization
Radiometric decay
Absolute dating
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the ordered arrangement of rock layers based on the relative ages of the rocks?
Geologic column
Trace fossil
Superposition
Uniformitarianism
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