Geological Time

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

What type of rock do fossils form in?

• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Classic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which letter matches with the OLDEST layer of rock?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Scientists use radioactive decay to measure...

• relative time

• absolute time

• age of trees

• time of day

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Which of the following correctly lists the layers in order from oldest to youngest?

• A, B, C, D, E
• E, B, C, D, A
• E, D, C, B, A
• C, B, A, D, E

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The Earth is how old

• 3.5 Billion years old

• 3.6 Billion years old

• 4.5 Billion years old

• 4.6 Billion years old

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What helps geologists match rock layers, and determine the relative ages of the rocks.

• Index fossils

• fossil fuels

• Index rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which two living things would he find in the Mesozoic era? Can pick more than one.

• flowers

• amphibians

• dinosaurs

• coral reef

• humans

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

In what era did the first land plants appear?

• Silurian

• Mesozoic

• Paleozoic

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Thicker tree rings indicate poor growing conditions for plants and trees.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5