Building a timeline

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 relationships

• Law of Memorial Jags

Which fossil makes the best index fossil?

• Fossil 1
• Fossil 2
• Fossil 3
• None follow all of the rules

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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

What is the order of these layers (OLDEST to YOUNGEST)

• BADFEC

• BACDEF

• FDBACE

• FBADEC

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

To be considered an index fossil, it had to have lived for a relatively short period of time.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which rock layer most likely contains fossils of the most recently evolved organisms?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Index fossils CAN tell us the age of a rock layer.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

A piece of an older rock that becomes part of a new rock

• inclusion

• superposition

• correlation

• unconformity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Geologic processes that occur today are similar to those that occurred in the past is

• uniformitarianism

• catastrophism

• superposition

• correlation