
Geologic History of Earth
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is geologic time?
an organization and description of events that happened in the universe
an organization and description of events that happened in Earth's history
an organization and description of events that happened in the Moon's history
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What 2 scales are used to describe Earth's past?
exact and approximate
radiometric and relative time
absolute and relative time
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Principle of Lateral Continuity states that sediments are deposited in large, flat sheets that continue in all horizontal directions until they either thin or meet a barrier.
True
False
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Look at the core samples of the rock layers. Each layer contains a fossil from the animal listed. Which is the oldest animal remains and which is the youngest animal remains?
oldest: creodont, youngest: ostracod
oldest: miacis, youngest: woolly mammoth
oldest: creodont, youngest: coral
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do scientists know about the climate of a time period?
by studying ice cores
by studying plant fossils
by studying pollen stuck in preserved animal remains
all of the choices give
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What time period is the oldest?
Mesozoic
Paleozoic
Precambrian
Cenozoic Cenozoic
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What were the first lifeforms on Earth?
many-celled organisms
one-celled organisms
amino acids amino acids
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NGSS.HS-LS4-1
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