Vocabulary - Chapter 8: History of Life

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

• crust

• mantle

• lithosphere

• core

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

What is the layer of very hot but mostly solid rock beneath Earth’s crust?

• crust

• mantle

• lithosphere

• core

What is the sphere of Earth made up of the hard rock on and just below Earth’s surface; the outermost layer of both Earth and its geosphere?

• crust

• mantle

• lithosphere

• core

What is the layer of Earth below the mantle?

• crust

• mantle

• lithosphere

• core

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

• plate tectonics

• weathering

• relative dating

• index fossil

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

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

• plate tectonics

• weathering

• relative dating

• index fossil

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

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

• plate tectonics

• weathering

• relative dating

• index fossil

What is a distinctive fossil that is used to compare the relative ages of fossils?

• plate tectonics

• weathering

• relative dating

• index fossil

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

• radiometric dating

• half-life

• geologic time scale

• era

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

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

• radiometric dating

• half-life

• geologic time scale

• era

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