
Paleontology
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What determines the length of a geologic time period?
fossil record
material density
meteors and rocks
radioactive materials
Fossil Record
Material Density
Meteors and Rocks
Radioactive Materials
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Which period belongs to the Paleozoic era and not the Cenozoic era?
Devonian
Neogene
Paleogene
Quaternary
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Which best explains how scientists confirmed that the moon formed around the same time as Earth?
Scientists determined the approximate age of fossils from the moon and Earth.
Scientists used radioactive dating to study the age of material from the moon and Earth.
Scientists explored the cycle of condensation and evaporation over time on the moon and Earth.
Scientists analyzed the content of gases that were part of the atmospheres on the moon and Earth.
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which statement accurately describes a half-life?
A rock’s size is determined by half-life.
All stable and unstable elements have a half-life.
An atom of an element becomes half its original size in a half-life.
A half-life is the time required for half of a radioactive element to decay.
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NGSS.HS-PS1-8
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The diagram illustrates radioactive decay. Which statement correctly identifies structures 1 and 2 in the diagram?
Structure 1 is an unstable atom that turns into structure 2, a new atom.
Structure 1 is a stable element that breaks down into structure 2, an unstable element.
Structure 1 is a radioactive element that loses particles to create structure 2, released energy.
Structure 1 is a radioactive atom that decays into structure 2, half of the original unstable element.
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NGSS.HS-PS1-8
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which statement describes potassium-argon dating?
Argon breaks down into other elements and compounds.
Potassium-40 decays into argon gas over time.
Potassium-40 becomes stable when trapped in rocks.
Argon is unstable and will decay into potassium-40 over time.
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NGSS.HS-PS1-8
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which characteristic of potassium makes it useful for dating rocks?
It has a long half-life
It decays at an unknown rate.
It produces lead as it breaks down.
It can be used to date all types of rock.
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NGSS.HS-PS1-8
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