Fossils and Geologic Time

Fossils and Geologic Time

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Fossils and Geologic Time

Fossils and Geologic Time

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Of the 5 mass extinctions that scientists believe have occurred, which event was the largest?

Ordovician-Silurian

Late Devonian

Permian-Triassic

Triassic-Jurassic

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What chart is used to place all of the geologic events and life forms in chronological order?

Geologic Time Scale

Depth Chart

Bathymetric Chart

Family Tree

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found 

At the top of the rock layers

Near the bottom of the rock layers

In the middle of the rock layers

Somewhat near the surface

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which type of rock is most likely to contain fossils?

intrusive igneous rocks

sedimentary rocks

metamorphic rocks

extrusive igneous rocks

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

These fossils allow geologists to match rocks of the same age in different regions because they were widespread and only around for a short period of time.

index fossil

trace fossil

cryofossil

varve

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What rock layer is the oldest ?

a

b

c

d

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

According to this chart, the half-life of Carbon-14 is _______ years.

0 years

5,700 years

11,400 years

17,100 years

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