Rocks and the Rocks Cycle
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Science
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7th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Nathan is given an image showing three rock layers and an intrusion of basalt. He is asked to determine the order in which these layers were formed. Nathan already knows that when molten rock pushes its way into rock layers already formed, it creates an intrusion. A diagram is provided. Which of the following indicates when the basaltic intrusion must have occurred?
After the limestone was deposited
Before the granite was formed
After the sandstone was deposited
Before all three layers were formed
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
One scientific technique determines the age of rocks by observing the undisturbed sequence of rocks deposited in layers, with the youngest layer on top and the oldest on bottom. Which of the following does this describe?
Relative Dating
Radioactive dating
The law of superposition
Earthquake location
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The decay of uranium isotopes is used to provide what information about Earths history?
Fluctuations in solar radiation
The absolute age of rocks
Changes on climate over time
The diet of ancient animals
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-6
NGSS.HS-PS1-8
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Mrs. Jones provides her class with an image that shows rock layers in their original order along with a fracture in some rock layers caused by an earthquake. She has asked students what information can be determined from these rock layers. An image is provided. Based on the evidence in the illustration, when did the earthquake occur?
Before Layer W was deposited
Before Layer X was deposited
After Layer Y was deposited
After Layer Z was deposited
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What evidence supports the scientific theory that continents on Earth were at one time a part of a large supercontinent called Pangaea before they drifted apart?
Sediments found along the coasts of continents often were transported there by wind or moving water.
The plants and animals that live on the same continent can often look very different from their fossil ancestors.
The fossils of some kind of organisms can only be found in one location on Earth.
In several locations, the shape of one continent matches the shape of a nearby continent, like puzzle pieces.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The distribution of fossils is used as evidence for plate tectonics. The distribution of four different fossil organisms over three different continents is shown in the provided diagram.The distribution of which organisms can be used as evidence that Africa was once connected to South America?
Lystrosaurus, Mesosaurus, and Glossopteris
Cynognathus, Glossopteris, and Lystrosaurus
Glossopteris, Cynognathus, and Mesosaurus
Cynognathus, Mesosaurus, Lystrosaurus
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Stratigraphy is the study of rock layers and layering. An image of various sedimentary rock layer is provided.In which of the labeled sections of the sedimentary rock layers would the oldest rock be on top of the younger rocks?
Area A
Area B
Area C
Area D
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
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