Geologic Timeline Esrt

Geologic Timeline Esrt

8th Grade

17 Qs

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Geologic Timeline Esrt

Geologic Timeline Esrt

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS1-4, MS-LS4-1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Charles Martinez

FREE Resource

17 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Index fossils are useful to geologists if the fossils ____.

have lived over a short period of time

are not easily recognized

are not widely distributed geographically

are scarce

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The division of Earth’s history into smaller units makes up the _____.

eras

geologic time scale

periods

sequence of events

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Geologic time is divided into units based upon evidence from _____.

sedimentary rocks

climatic changes

fossils

igneous rocks

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Scientists know that a meteorite impact caused dinosaurs to become extinct. _______________

true

false

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The principle of uniformitarianism states that sedimentary rocks are deposited in horizontal layers.

True

False

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The principle of __ states that, in an undisturbed sequence, the oldest rocks are at the bottom of the sequence and successive layers are younger than those below them.

lateral continuity

original horizontality

superposition

inclusions

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The remains of living plants or animals are called fossils.

true

false

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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