Review- Age of the Earth 8E.2

Which of the following provides evidence of how life and environmental changes have changed?

• asteroids

• tree rings

• fossils

• melting glaciers

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the following is NOT an example of a fossil type?

• Mold fossil

• Trace fossil

• Preserved fossil

• Dough fossil

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which of the following represents the era of time that we are currently in?

• Paleozoic Era

• Mesozoic Era

• Precambrian Era

• Cenozoic Era

Which of the following is used to determine the age of an artifact or fossil by comparing it to another artifact or fossil?

• relative age

• absolute age

Which type of fossil only existed for a short period of time and are found abundantly. They are used to help find the relative age of rock layers.

• Index fossils

• Amber fossils

• Mold fossils

• Trace fossils

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Carbon dating is an example of:

• law of super position

• relative dating

• absolute dating

Fossils are usually found in Sedimentary rocks. Which option describes sedimentary rocks?

• form inside or outside of volcanoes

• occur when material is subjected to both heat and pressure to become a new rock

• made of sand, mud, and rock bits that are cemented together to form various layers

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of the following can Ice Cores tell us about?

• atmospheric and climate conditions of the past

• what organisms lived at the time

• which types of rock were located near the glaciers

• the movement of glaciers over time

Which of the following describes the meaning of "fault?"

• where oceanic and continental crust meet

• the place where two layers of rock sedimentary rocks intersect

• where glaciers are found melting

• where there is movement of tectonic plates

Which type of crust is more dense?

• oceanic crust

• continental crust