5.ESS1.7 Rock Strata Review

Youngest rock layers are found on the _________ .

• bottom

• top

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Oldest rock layers are found on the ___________.

• bottom

• top

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Rock layers are called __________.

• data

• cake

• strata

• fossils

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True or False: Stratigraphy is the study of rock layers.

• True

• False

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Which layer is the youngest?

• Layer A

• Layer B

• LAyer C

• Layer D

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Which layer is the oldest?

• Layer A

• Layer B

• Layer C

• Layer D

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Rock strata is usually formed _________ layers.

• horizontal

• vertical

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The ______________________ states that as layers accumulate over time, the rock at the bottom is older than the rock toward the top.

• law of inertia

• law of gravity

• law of superposition

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The geologic time scale is used to organize Earth’s history based on strata and the fossil record.

• True

• False

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Most of the rock exposed on the Earth’s surface are sedimentary rocks.

• True

• False