Fossils and Rock Strata

Quiz
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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
+2
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A gap in the sequence of sedimentary rock layers caused by erosion.
Inclusion
Unconformity
Cross-cutting
Isotope
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What scientific law tells us that if one rock layer contains pieces or fragments of another rock layer, then the fragments will be older than the rock layer that surrounds it.
Cross-cutting
Original Horizontality
Unconformities
Inclusions
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When determining absolute age, what is the term used for the amount of time it takes for half of the atoms in a sample of a radioactive element to decay into atoms of another element.
Half-life
Radioactive decay
Radiometric dating
Decomposition rate
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS1-8
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What scientific law tells us that if one rock layer crosses over other layers, then that layer of rock will be younger than any rock layers that it crosses?
Cross-cutting
Original Horizontality
Unconformities
Inclusions
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
List from youngest to oldest
ECADB
CABED
BADCE
BDACE
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
List from youngest to oldest
BAECD
DCEAB
CEABD
ACEDB
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?
A
B
C
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
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