Rock Strata and Patterns

The _________ was used as a prime location to see rock strata

• Yosemite

• Grand Canyon

• Death Valley

• Muir Woods

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The image includes what will eventually be igneous rock which is vital to

• inclusion dating

• online dating

• relative dating

• absolute dating

Name the pictured fossils

• ammonite

• chomosomite

• graptolite

• alligatorite

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Name the pictured fossil

• foraminiferian

• graptolite

• ammonite

• shellamite

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Multiple rock layers are necessary in this dating tool

• relative dating

• absolute dating

• online dating

• index fossil dating

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Identify the SECOND youngest layer of rock in the image

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Name the pictured fossil

• graptolite

• foraminiferan

• stagamite

• ammonite

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The image shows an example of which principle?

• Law of Index Fossils

• Law of Fossil Order

• Law of Fossil Succession

• Law of Fossil Evolution

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Models serve many purposes. Which is NOT a purpose of a model?

• to perform a task

• to observe something that is very large

• to watch something change over time and speed it up

• to observe something very dangerous

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

According to the Law of Superposition list the ages of rocks from youngest to oldest.

• A,D,B,C

• C,B,D,A

• B,D,A,C

• The Law of Superposition is not seen in the image

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4