#8.1 Vocabulary Quiz

What is the thin layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface on land and in the ocean called?

• Mantle

• Lithosphere

• Crust

• Core

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which layer of Earth is made up of very hot but mostly solid rock beneath Earth's crust?

• Core

• Mantle

• Lithosphere

• Crust

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

What is the sphere of Earth made up of hard rock on and just below Earth's surface called?

• Core

• Crust

• Lithosphere

• Mantle

What is the layer of Earth below the mantle known as?

• Crust

• Lithosphere

• Core

• Mantle

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

What term describes the geologic processes such as continental drift, volcanoes, and earthquakes resulting from plate movement?

• Weathering

• Plate tectonics

• Relative Dating

• Radiometric Dating

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What are the physical and chemical processes that break down rocks and minerals into smaller particles called?

• Plate tectonics

• Weathering

• Radiometric Dating

• Index Fossils

What method determines the age of a fossil by comparing its placement with that of fossils in other rock layers?

• Radiometric Dating

• Index Fossils

• Relative Dating

• Geologic time scale

What are distinctive fossils used to compare the relative ages of fossils called?

• Radiometric Dating

• Index Fossils

• Relative Dating

• Half-life

What method determines the age of a sample from the amount of a radioactive isotope to the nonradioactive isotope of the same element in a sample?

• Relative Dating

• Radiometric Dating

• Index Fossils

• Geologic time scale

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

What is the term for the length of time required for half of the radioactive atoms in a sample to decay?

• Geologic time scale

• Eras

• Half-life

• Periods

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