The History of Planet Earth (MS-LS4-1, ESS1-4)

_{Evelyn, Aiden, and Michael are examining a geological cross-section for their science project. Based on the Law of Superposition, which rock layer in the diagram is the oldest?}

• F

• E

• B

• A

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^{During a school trip to a museum, Luna, William, and Daniel saw a variety of fossils. The guide explained that scientists use a certain type of dating to determine the age of one fossil compared to another. What is this type of dating called?}

• Relative

• Carbon

• Absolute

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During a field trip, Benjamin, Kai, and Aria observed a sequence of sedimentary rock layers. Which statement best describes the Law of Superposition that they discussed?

• Each sedimentary layer of rock represents 1,000 years of Earth's age, much like the rings of a tree.

• In undisturbed layers of sedimentary rocks, the upper rock layers are older than the lower rock layers.

• In undisturbed layers of sedimentary rock, the lowest layers contain the older rocks.

• Rocks that form near volcanoes are older than surrounding rock.

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During a field trip, Aria, Arjun, and Benjamin found a fossil in a rock layer. Which type of fossil best helps them determine the relative age of that rock layer?

• trace fossil

• index fossil

• radioactive fossil

• unconformity fossil

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During a school trip to a museum, Samuel, Grace, and Mia learned that the earth is ______________ of years old.

• Hundreds

• Millions

• Billions

• Trillions

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Hannah, Anika, and Daniel are on a field trip to a natural history museum. They come across a display about the Geologic Time Scale. The guide explains it as a record of what?

• old geologists

• sweet geology music

• the known history of rocks and fossils

• a list of every living thing ever

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Kai, Evelyn, and Rohan are on a field trip to a geological park. They come across different layers of rocks. They wonder how to determine the sequence of events that occurred to form these layers. Which law would help them in this scenario?

• The absolute age of rock layers

• The age of fossils

• The Law of Superposition

• the super powers of rocks

Oliver, Abigail, and Aria are looking at a cliffside with several sedimentary rock layers. According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?

• The bottom layer

• The middle layer

• The top layer

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Mia is studying paleontology and wants to determine if a fossil she found is an index fossil. Which of these laws will NOT help her in her determination?

• Easily recognizable

• Lives only a short period of time

• Should have many of the same fossils in many different layers of the same outcrop

• It is widespread

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During a class discussion, Maya mentioned that Ammonites make the best index fossils. Which characteristic makes Ammonites qualify as an excellent index fossil?

• They are found in limited geographic areas

• They existed for a very long period of geological time

• They are abundant and easy to identify

• None of the characteristics qualify

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