Trip Through Geologic Time

What are preserved remains or traces of livings things called?

• fossils

• bones

• evolution

• sediment

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What type of fossil is an extremely thin coating of carbon on a rock called?

• mold

• trace fossil

• carbon film

• petrified fossil

The change in living things over time is called?

• extinct

• palentologist

• fossil

• evolution

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

The age of a rock compared to other rocks is?

• law of superposition

• relative age

• absolute age

• fault

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

A break in Earth's crust is called?

• fault

• index fossil

• intrusion

• absolute age

Lava that hardens on the surface and forms igneous rock is called?

• index fossil

• extrusion

• fossil

• intrusion

What provides evidence about the history of life and past environments on Earth?

• paleontologists

• extinct

• fossil record

• petrified fossil

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What law is used to determine the relative age of sedimentary rock layers?

• absolute age

• Law of Superposition

• index fossil

• unconformity

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What tool is used to tell the relative age of rock layers in which they occur?

• fault

• paleontologist

• trace fossil

• index fossil

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The number of years that have passed since a rock formed is called?

• absolute age

• intrusion

• evolution

• fossil record

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4