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Grade 6 Science Quiz – Earth's History - NGSS

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US Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) | Grade 6 Science Quiz | Topic: Earth's History | Standard: NGSS – Earth and Space Science (ESS1) | 15 multiple-choice questions (A, B, C). NGSS-aligned Grade 6 Earth Science quiz exploring Earth's history. Students investigate the age of Earth, radiometric and relative dating, fossils and index fossils, mass extinction events, tectonic plate movement, and the geologic time scale. This quiz helps students understand how scientists reconstruct Earth's past and the evolution of life over billions of years.

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Approximately how old is Earth?

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What do scientists use to determine the age of rocks?

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What is the principle of superposition?

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What can fossils tell us about Earth's history?

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What is an index fossil?