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Earth's History
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
1-Radioactive dating is used to find:
the locations of index fossils
the identities of index fossils
the absolute ages of rocks and fossils
the relative ages of rocks and fossils
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
2-The earliest part of Earth’s history is called the:
Cenozoic
Cambrian
Holocene
Precambrian
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The law of ___________ states that in undisturbed layers of rocks, the oldest rock layers are at the bottom and the youngest layer is at the top.
unconformity
fault
superposition
relative age
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Geologic time is divided best into units based on:
geologic changes
fossils and rocks
types of trilobites
types of life forms living during certain periods
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The type of Earth material most likely to contain fossils is:
igneous rock
metamorphic rock
sedimentary rock
native material
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Trilobite that lived for a short period of time and was abundant is an example of a(n):
trace fossil
permineralized fossil
original remain
index fossil
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
7-To learn how Earth’s atmosphere has changed over time scientists study air bubbles in which of the following?
pollen
ice cors
rocks containing uranium
fossils in sedimentary rock
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS3-5
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