Law Of Superposition 2

According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found 

• At the top of the rock layers
• Near the bottom of the rock layers
• In the middle of the rock layers
• Somewhat near the surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

_{Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?}

• F
• E
• B
• A

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?

• A
• B
• C

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which of the following correctly lists the layers in order from oldest to youngest?

• A, B, C, D, E

• E, B, C, D, A

• E, D, C, B, A

• C, B, A, D, E

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What is the oldest layer in the outcrop?

• B
• C
• D
• E

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which of the following orders the rock layers accurately from oldest to youngest?

• F, E, D, C, B, A
• A, B, C, D, E, F
• D, A, B, C, E, F
• F, E, A, B, C, D

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Describes a group of living things that are no longer living.

• fossil

• extinct

• endangered

• dinosaur

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The hardened remains of a living thing that died long ago.

• fossil

• extinct

• endangered

• minerals

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which type of fossil would look just like the body part of a once-living thing?

• mineral

• footprint

• cast

• petrified wood

Which is an imprint fossil?

• bone

• a cast

• an animal track

• amber fossil