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Earth's Geologic History

Authored by JOSEPH HIGGINS

Science

8th Grade

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Earth's Geologic History
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Law that states that the oldest layer of rock is at the bottom and the layers become progressively younger as you move toward the surface of the Earth is called the:

Law of Original Horizontality

Law of Crosscutting

Law of Inclusions

Law of Superposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Law that states that sedimentary layers of bedrock are always originally laid down horizontally is called the:

Law of Crosscutting

Law of Original Horizontality

Law of Superposition

Law of Faunal Succession

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Law that states that rock fragments found in other rock layers must be older than the rock layer they are found in is called the:

Law of Original Horizontality

Law of Crosscutting

Law of Inclusions

Law of Superposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Law that states that an igneous intrusion is always younger than the rock it cuts across is called the:

Law of Original Horizontality

Law of Crosscutting

Law of Superposition

Law of Inclusions

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Law that states that fossils found in bedrock are the same age as the rock that they are found in is called the:

Law of Faunal Succession

Law of Crosscutting

Law of Inclusions

Law of Superposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What Law is used to determine the relative age of rock D?

Law of Inclusions

Law of Crosscutting

Law of Superposition

Law of Original Horizontality

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

B is the oldest rock layer in this picture. We know this because of the...

Law of Superposition

Law of Crosscutting

Law of Inclusions

Law of Faunal Succession

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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