ROCK AGE AND THE AGE OF EARTH

1.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

5 pts

WHICH TYPE OF ANIMAL FIRST APPEARED DURING THE DEVONIAN PERIOD?

REPTILES

AMPHIBIANS

MAMMALS

FISHES

2.

Fill in the Blank

1 min

10 pts

FOLLOWING THE PRINCIPLES OF RELATIVE DATING, WHICH IS THE CORRECT SEQUENCE OF THE ROCK LAYERS (OLDEST-YOUNGEST)?

3.

Multiple Select

30 sec

15 pts

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS TRUE ABOUT THE FORMATION OF ROCK LAYERS?

LAYERS OF ROCKS ARE FORMED OVER NIGHT.

EACH LAYERS OF ROCKS ARE MADE UP OF DIFFERENT SEDIMENTS THAT COMPACTED AND CEMENTED.

LAYERS OF ROCKS ARE FORMED OVER TIME.

OLDEST LAYER IS FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LAYERS.

4.

Fill in the Blank

45 sec

10 pts

I WAS ABLE TO EXPLAIN THE FOUR PRINCIPLES OF RELATIVE DATING, THUS, I AM RECOGNIZED AS THE FATHER OF STRATIGRAPHY. WHO AM I?

5.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

5 pts

WHICH WAS THE FIRST LIFE FORM THAT EXISTED ON EARTH?

ARCHAEBACTERIA

DINOSAURS

FLOWERING PLANTS

FISHES

6.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

5 pts

WHEN THE PANGAEA WAS DIVIDED INTO TWO, WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE TWO CONTINENTS?

RUSSIA & AFRICA

WAKANDA & ASIA

EUROASIA & AMERICA

GONDWANALAND & LAURASIA

7.

Fill in the Blank

1 min

10 pts

WHICH LAW OF RELATIVE DATING EXPLAINS THAT THE INTRUSION A IN THE IMAGE IS YOUNGER THAN THE ROCK LAYERS B, C, AND D?

8.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

5 pts

THE FIRST EON WAS NAMED AFTER THE GREEK GOD OF THE UNDERWORLD FOR THE EARTH WAS ON FIRE DURING THIS TIME. WHO WAS THE GREEK GOD OF THE UNDERWORLD?

ZEUS

HERA

HADES

POSEIDON

9.

Fill in the Blank

1 min

10 pts

WHICH PRINCIPLE OF RELATIVE DATING STATES THAT A FAULT IS YOUNGER THAT THE LAYER OF ROCKS?

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

5 pts

WHICH TYPE OF ANIMAL FIRST APPEARED DURING THE JURASSIC PERIOD?

PLANTS

AMPHIBIANS

BIRDS

REPTILES

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

5 pts

HE WAS KNOWN AS THE FATHER OF STRATIGRAPHY, WHO IS HE?

NICHOLAS STINK

NICHOLES STEN

NICHO STENO

NICHOLAS STENO

12.

Fill in the Blank

1 min

5 pts

HOW MANY YEARS CAN THE RADIOCARBON TRACE BACK?

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

5 pts

Which of the following describes the relationship between events that happened throughout the Earth’s history?

Geologic Time Scale

Relative Dating

Geologic Time

Absolute Dating

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

5 pts

HOW OLD IS THE EARTH?

14.6 BILLION YEARS OLD

12. 5 MILLION YEARS OLD

20 MILLION YEARS OLD

3.8 BILLION YEARS OLD

15.

Fill in the Blank

1 min

5 pts

WHAT IS THE COMPLETE NAME OF YOUR SCIENCE TEACHER?

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