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History of Earth Vocab

Authored by Anne Swanson

Science

6th Grade

NGSS covered

Used 4+ times

History of Earth Vocab
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the preserved remains or traces of living things called?

Relative age

Fossil

Unconformity

Era

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What term describes the age of a rock compared to the ages of rock layers?

Absolute age

Law of superposition

Relative age

Geologic time scale

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the age of a rock given as the number of years since the rock formed?

Relative age

Absolute age

Era

Period

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which geologic principle states that in horizontal layers of sedimentary rock, each layer is older than the layer above it and younger than the layer below it?

Unconformity

Radioactive decay

Law of superposition

Mass extinction

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a place where an old, eroded rock surface is in contact with a newer rock layer called?

Fossil

Unconformity

Vertebrate

Reptile

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the breakdown of a radioactive element, releasing particles and energy, known as?

Geologic time scale

Radioactive decay

Mass extinction

Amphibian

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a record of the geologic events and life forms in Earth's history called?

Era

Period

Geologic time scale

Invertebrate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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