Fossils and Geologic Time Scale
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
With ________ dating, a rock’s exact age can be determined, whereas with ________ dating, a rock’s age is compared to the ages of other rocks.
absolute, relative
relative, absolute
true, absolute
relative, approximate
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which fossil is the youngest?
fossil A
fossil B
fossil C
fossils A and B are the same age
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
These specialized fossils indicate to geologists the boundaries in geological time and determine the age of rocks.
Index fossils
Limestone fossils
Amber fossils
Cast fossils
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Preserved remains of plant and animals from the remote past are called _______________.
Rocks
Dinosaurs
Strata
Fossils
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Dinosaurs, small mammals, and birds are found in this time period.
Precambrian Time
Paleozoic Era
Mesozoic Era
Cenozoic Era
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the importance of studying fossils?
to provide information about how current life forms would exist in previous environmental conditions
to provide information about how life and environmental conditions may have changed
to provide information about how previous life forms would exist in current environmental conditions
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Determines the “relative” order of past events but not the absolute age.
Absolute age
Relative age
Real age
New age
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
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