Earth Through Time (Geology)

Rocks on Earth today were always present.

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Sedimentary rocks are made from _____.

• tiny rock pieces

• remains of plants

• remains of animals

• lava and magma

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The oldest layer of sedimentary rock is found _____.

• at the top

• at the bottom

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The youngest layer of sedimentary rock is found _____.

• at the top

• at the bottom

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What are the traces or remains of an organism that lived long ago?

• rocks

• fossils

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Fossils are preserved in _____.

• rock only

• ice only

• tar and tree sap only

• rock, ice, tar, or tree sap

______ is how old something is compared to how old something else is.

• relative age

• absolute age

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What is a method of determining whether something is older or younger than something else?

• relative dating

• absolute dating

Faults are _____ than the rocks they are formed through.

• older

• younger

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Intrusions are _____ than the rocks they are formed through.

• older

• younger

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4