Geologic History

Which letter best represents an index fossil?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

When did a mass extinction of dinosaurs and many land plants occur?

• 65.5 mya

• 251 mya

• 300 mya

• 440 mya

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which type of dating method can be used on rock layers by applying the Law of Superposition?

• relative dating
• absolute dating
• radioactive dating
• radiometric dating

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Scientists use radioactive decay to measure...

• relative time
• absolute time
• half-lives
• time of day

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?

• 2015 years old
• 3.6 billion years old
• 4.6 billion years old
• 4.6 million years old

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

April is older than Zack, who is older than Rick.  This is an example of:

• Relative Dating
• Absolute Dating
• Law of superposition
• radiometric dating

During which era/eon did the dinosaurs live and die?

• Paleozoic
• Pre-Cambrian
• Mesozoic
• Cenozoic

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which type of dating gives us the age of an item in exact years?

• Radioactive or Absolute
• Relative

Relative dating of rock layers tells us that the deeper we dig, _______.

• the younger the rocks get
• the smellier the rocks get
• the harder the rocks get
• the older the rocks get

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The disappearance of a species.

• Evolution
• Extinction
• Migration
• Mutation

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1