Geologic Time-Mountains and fossils

Geologic Time-Mountains and fossils

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science

8th Grade

Easy

NGSS
MS-ESS2-2, MS-ESS2-3, MS-ESS1-4

Standards-aligned

Created by

Marissa Silkie-Rees

Used 1+ times

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Standards-aligned

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
,
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
,
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

5 questions

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1.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Why do you think fossils can be found on the top of mountains all over the world?

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What causes tectonic plates to move?

Heat from Earth's core that drives the convection currents in the mantle

Gravity's pull on the Earth

The ocean tides pull the crust around moving the plates

Heat from the Earth's core drives the convection current sin the inner of the Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How are mountains formed?

from cooled magma

from two tectonic plates colliding

from two tectonic plates pulling apart

from sedimentary rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

4.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Explain how fossils ended up on the mountains? What does this tell you about the area in the past?

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Appalachian mountains appear smooth and are not as tall and pointy as the Rocky mountains. What does this tell us about the age of the Appalachian mountains?

the Appalachian mountains are younger than the Rockies

The Rockies are older than the Appalachian mountains

The Appalachian Mountains are older than the Rockies.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2