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Earth Science-Understanding Scale & Geologic Time Scale
Earth Science-Understanding Scale & Geologic Time Scale
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Review of NGSS ESS1-3 and ESS 1-4
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1
Information can be gathered about our universe using instruments that are located _____.
In space
on Earth
In space and on Earth
on the moon
2
Why do some stars look brighter than others?
They are closer. hotter, or bigger
They are still forming
They are older
3
Which instrument do you use to look at objects in space with?
microscope
telescope
stereoscope
4
Describe relative dating of a fossil and absolute dating of a fossil?
Both of these
Neither of these
Relative dating gives a general age
absolute dating gives a closer guess
5
What is a widely accepted theory for how the earth's moon formed?
It was always there
It was an asteroid that got caught in our gravitational pull
something hit earth taking material away to form the moon
material from the sun formed it
6
We can tell exactly how old rocks are.
Sometimes
False
True
7
About how old is the earth estimated to be?
3.5 billion years
11 million years
6.2 billion years
4.6 billion years
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What force pulled the gas and dust from the nebula together to form planets?
inertia
wind
Newton's Law
gravity
9
One theory is that the earth formed from _____.
cheese
gas and dust in a nebula
ice crystals that melted
asteroids coming together
10
Which type of fossil dating gives a more accurate reading of age?
Absolute dating
Both are the same
Neither are good
Relative dating
