Earth History

Earth History

8th Grade

20 Qs

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Earth History

Earth History

Assessment

Quiz

Other Sciences

8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Charles Martinez

FREE Resource

20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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In which layer might you expect to find a fossil of an early amphibian?

Layer 3

Layer 4

Layer 5

Layer 6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The diagram is a geological cross section of an area where a river has exposed a cliff of undisturbed rock layers. According to the diagram, which rock layer is the oldest?

Q

R

S

T

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which layer of rock was formed most recently?

D

C

B

A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Which rock layer is the oldest?

1

2

3

4

5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of fossil forms when sediments bury an organism and the sediments change into rock, the organism decays leaving a cavity in the shape of the organism?

petrified fossils

carbonized fossils

mold fossils

trace fossils

cast fossils

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of fossil forms when minerals soak into the buried remains, replacing the remains, and changing them to rock?

petrified fossils

carbonized fossils

mold fossils

trace fossils

cast fossils

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of fossil forms when a mold is filled with sand or mud that hardens into the shape of the organism?

petrified fossils

carbonized fossils

mold fossils

trace fossils

cast fossils

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