fossil test

Scientists who study fossils are called

• Geologists
• Paleontologists
• Fossil Scientists
• Meteorologists

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?

• 2015 years old
• 3.6 billion years old
• 4.6 billion years old
• 4.6 million years old

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?

• A
• B
• C

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which of the following would NOT help an organism become fossilized?

• shell 
• skeleton 
• buried quickly with sediment 
• soft body parts 

_{Which rock layer contains the newest fossils?}

• F
• E
• B
• C

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which item below would INCREASE the chances of making a fossil?

• Soft body parts
• Buried Right Away
• Left Exposed
• Lots of Scavenger Activity

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Gaps in rock records made when agents of erosion remove existing rock layers 

• fossils
• unconformities
• permineralized remains

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Method by which a geologist can calculate the absolute age of the rock by knowing the half-life of an isotope 

• radiometric dating
• relative dating
• absolute dating

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Time it takes for half of an isotopes atoms to decay 

• relative age 
• absolute age 
• half-life

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Correctly sequence the layers of rocks oldest to youngest 

• C,E,D,A,B
• C,E,D,A,B
• C,E, D,B,A

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4