Earth History Review

Which best describes a fossil that helps determine the relative age of a rock layer?

• trace fossil
• index fossil
• radioactive fossil
• unconformity fossil

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which process would be most effective in determining the age of fossils embedded in rock?

• relative dating
• absolute dating
• use of index fossils
• use of core sampling

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

By which method have scientists determined that the Earth is about 4.5 billion years old?

• plate tectonics
• relative dating
• radioactive dating
• law of superposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which characteristic of carbon-14 dating helps scientists determine the approximate time a species became extinct?

• Carbon-14 is not present in more recent fossils
• Carbon-14 increases at a constant rate over time
• Carbon-14 decreases at a constant rate over time
• Carbon-14 can only be found in fossils of a certain period

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which is the most accurate method scientists can use to estimate Earth's age?

• relativism
• superposition
• relative dating
• radioactive dating

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

The index fossil of a type of trilobite is discovered in layer A of a set of rock layers found at three different sites of a field investigation. Which conclusion can be made about the rocks in layer A at all three sites?

• The rocks are all different ages
• The rocks are all about the same age
• The rocks were formed from melting magma
• The rocks were formed during a catastrophic event

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which type of rock replaces bone and other hard organic materials to create rock molds of fossils?

• metamorphic
• sedimentary
• extrusive igneous

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Fossil remains of a trilobite are most likely to be found in which type of rock?

• igneous
• volcanic
• sedimentary
• metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What role do faults play in the Law of Superposition?

• Faults create new types of rock.
• Faults are younger than the layers they cut through.
• Faults are the same age as the layers they cut through.

Which theory does evidence found in sedimentary rocks best support?

• Most organisms from Earth's history still exist.
• Organisms have not changed significantly over time.
• All organisms from Earth's history have become extinct.
• Organisms have evolved from simple to complex forms.

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