T6L1/2/3: History of Earth
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T6L1/2/3: History of Earth
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Use relative dating to determine which rock layer is oldest
ℹ️ Layer D is an igneous intrusion
ℹ️ E is a fault line
B
C
D
E
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Use relative dating to determine what happen last
ℹ️ Layer D is an igneous intrusion
ℹ️ E is a fault line
A
B
C
D
E
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Use relative dating to determine which fossil is oldest.
Ammonite
Dinosaur
Plant
Bird
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What can a scientist infer about these two sites
At one time there was water
They are in the exact same area
Site 2 is older because of the intrusion
The oldest rocks are 450 million years old
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What law do scientists use to determine relative dating for rock layers?
Law of Superposition
Law of Geological Time
Law of Rock Layering
Law of Archeology
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is absolute dating (radiometric dating) based on?
Decay of unstable atoms (isotopes)
Detection of ionic bond charges
Switch of a proton into a new element
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NGSS.HS-PS1-8
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of rock dating is used to measure the age of the Earth?
ABSOLUTE: Isotopes of
Uranium decay to Lead or
Potassium decay to Argon
ℹ️ accurate to 5 billion years
ABSOLUTE: Carbon 14 decay
(into Nitrogen isotope)
ℹ️ accurate to 60,000 years
Relative dating
comparing Precambrian rock to different sedimentary layers
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
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