Fossils and Geologic Time Scale

What are fossils that are abundant, easily recognizable, short lived, and widespread called?

• Preserved fossils

• Index fossils

• Imprints

• Radioactive dating

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Preserved remains of plants and animals from the remote past are called?

• Sedimentary rocks

• Radioactive dating

• Decayed organisms

• Fossils

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The Law of Superposition states

• Younger rocks layers are on top of older rock layers

• Fossils are found in sedimentary rocks

• Older rock layers are on top of younger rock layers

• Absolute age dating

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Saying you are older than your sister is an example of?

• Absolute age dating

• Relative age dating

• Fossils

• Radioactive dating

What does absolute age tell us about a rock layer or fossil?

• The 'exact' age of a fossil determined by radiometric dating

• The relative age of a fossil determined by radiometric dating

• Younger rock layers sit on top of older rock layers

• Older rock layers sit on top of younger rock layers

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What two methods are used for determining the age of rocks and fossils?

• Relative and Absolute Dating

• Carbon and Water Dating

• Sedimentary and Igneous Rocks

• Spatial and Layered Dating

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Use relative age dating to put the rock layers in correct order from oldest to youngest.

• B, D, A, E, C

• C, E, D, A, B

• A, C, E, D, B

• C, E, D, B, A

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The geologic time scale is a record of....

• the history of fossils only
• the history of rocks
• the history of rock layers and fossils
• geologist notes

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Scientists who study fossils are called

• Geologists
• Paleontologists
• Fossil Scientists
• Meteorologists

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In which kind of rock do we usually find a fossil?

• sedimentary rock

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• magma rock

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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