Rock Layers, Fossils and Geologic Time Scale Review

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

• Sedimentary rocks

• Radioactive dating

• Decayed organisms

• Fossils

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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

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

Which is the youngest rock layer?

• Siltstone

• Conglomerate

• Mudstone

• Limestone

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which of the fossils is the oldest?

• Dinosaur

• Bird

• Shell

• Ammonite

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which period are we currently in?

• Quaternary
• Holocene
• Jurassic
• Tertiary

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Approximately how old is the Earth?

• 250 million years

• 4 billion years

• 1.5 billion years

• 4.6 billion years

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The state of no longer existing

• Sedimentary layers

• Fossils

• Diversity

• Extinction

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

An animal has sharp, pointy teeth, what can we infer about this animal?

• The animal lived in the water

• The animal lived near the beach.

• The animal is a carnivore.

• The animal only ate plants.

If a scientist found a fish fossil in the desert, what can they infer?

• An animal ate the fish.

• The water covered the area long ago.

• Today's fish looks the same

• The fish is endangered.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3