History of Earth

Without the fossil record, we would NOT know about which of the following?

• dinosaurs

• the ancestors of humans

• mass extinctions

• all the above

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

the process by which wind, water, ice, gravity, or other natural forces move sediment over Earth's surface

• erosion

• deposition

• compaction

• cementation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

the study of fossils and the fossil record

• paleontology

• archeology

• anthropology

• biology

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Most fossils occur in layers of ______________________ rocks.

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic
• Fossil

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Age of rock compared to ages of other rocks (Qualitative).

• Relative Age

• Absolute Age

• Radioactive Dating

• Radioactive Decay

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

The process of determining the age of an object using the half-life of one or more radioactive isotopes.

• Relative Age

• Absolute Age

• Radioactive Dating

• Radioactive Decay

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

The geology rule that says in undisturbed horizontal sedimentary rock, the oldest is at the bottom and the newest the top.

• Unconformity

• The Law of Superposition

• Radioactive Dating

• Radioactive Decay

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What parts of the Earth make up the lithosphere?

• Crust and Upper Mantle

• Crust Only

• Upper Mantle Only

• Upper Outer Core and Mantle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The study of rock layers

• Fossil

• Rock Strata

• Stratigraphy

• Fossil Record

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4