Earth science ideas click fastest with real practice. This set gives your Grade 9-12 class ninety questions on radiometric dating as a tool, aligned to the same NGSS performance expectation.

The set includes questions like "What is the purpose of the concordia diagram in U-Pb dating?", "What is the significance of the closure temperature in radiometric dating?", and "What is an advantage of using the U-Pb dating method over K-Ar dating?"

What's Inside?

• 30 Multiple Choice questions as a separate print ready PDF worksheet
• 30 True or False questions as a separate print ready PDF worksheet
• 30 Short Answer questions as a separate print ready PDF worksheet
• Includes Answer Key with Explanations for all 90 questions
• 6 print ready PDF files, 26 pages in total

All three worksheets cover the same topic in different question styles. That means you can use one as a pretest, another for practice or homework, and the third as a follow up quiz, without students ever seeing the same question twice.

Ways to Use This Resource

• No prep cover lesson for a substitute teacher
• Bell ringers and warm ups during the unit
• First look diagnostic to plan your unit
• Homework or review before a test
• Self checking practice, since every answer key includes explanations

This set is part of a NGSS aligned earth science unit. The unit also covers Crustal Age Patterns, Mid Ocean Ridges and Age, Plate Tectonic Movements, Engaging in Argument, Continental Shield Crust, and Atlantic Ocean Floor Age, all in the same three worksheet format, so your classroom routine stays familiar while the topic changes.

Suitable for Grade 9-12 earth science classes, and for review at any point in the school year. This set is aligned to NGSS standard HS-ESS1-5.