Geologic Time

What does each layer of rock represent?

• a period of time
• a different type of stone
• an intrusion
• a fault

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which layer is the oldest?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which is younger: A or D?

• A
• D
• Both are the same

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Why is D younger than B?

• D had to be there for B to intrude
• D and B happened at the same time
• B was laid on top of D
• B had to be there for D to intrude

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What is the law that states why F is younger than G?

• law of uniformitarianism
• law of superposition
• law of cross-cutting
• law of Memorial Jags

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which of these laws will NOT help to determine if something is an index fossil?

• Easily recognizable
• Lives only a short period of time
• Should have many of the same fossils in many different layers of same outcrop
• It is widespread

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Does the picture represent relative or absolute dating?

• relative
• absolute

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

what is an example of Uniformitarianism?

• Volcanoes erupt the same now as in the past
• earthquakes happen the same now as they did in the past
• the earth's plates continue to move and shift
• all of these are true

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The Geologic Time Scale is 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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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The Law of Superposition helps scientists to determine what?

• The absolute age of rock layers
• The age of fossils
• The relative age of rock layers
• the super powers of rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4