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Geology Concepts and Definitions 1.0

Authored by Joshua Folkwein

Science

8th Grade

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Geology Concepts and Definitions 1.0
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The concept that the same geologic processes we observe today have been at work throughout Earth's history is known as ____. A) Geologic column B) Unconformity C) Absolute dating D) Uniformitarianism.

Geologic column

Unconformity

Absolute dating

Uniformitarianism

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which dating method uses the decay of radioactive isotopes to determine the age of rocks?

Radiometric dating

Ice core

Uniformitarianism

Superposition

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A geologic column is a model of rock layers that ____.

Shows the sequence of events

Determines the age of fossils

Explains current geologic processes

Measures ice cores.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock?

Radiometric dating

Ice core

Fossil

Half-life

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-1

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The principle that in a series of sedimentary rock layers, the oldest layer is at the bottom and the layers get younger as you move up is called ______.

Superposition

Half-life

Geologic column

Relative dating

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The arrangement of rock layers in which the oldest rocks are at the bottom is known as ______.

Geologic column

Ice core

Fossil

Climate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A break in the geologic record created when rock layers are eroded or when sediment is not deposited for a long period is called ______.

Unconformity

Geologic column

Fossil

Climate

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