Ch 10 Clues to Earth's Past

Fossils are pieces of dead organisms.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Older rocks are always located below younger rocks.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Relative age means that scientists are relatively sure of the age.

• True

• False

Scientist use radioactive decay to determine the ages of some rocks.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

What are preserved remains or evidence of ancient living things?

• Carbon films

• Cast

• Fossils

• Molds

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which of the following is an idea that conditions and organisms on Earth change in quick, violent events?

• Catastrophism

• Palentologist

• Fossils

• Uniformitarianism

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

____________ is the principle that processes occurring today are similar to those that occurred in Earth's past.

• Catastrophism

• Uniformitarianism

• Fossil Formation

• Carbon film

What is the fossilized carbon outline of an organism or part of an organism?

• Carbon film

• Cast

• Trace Fossil

• Mold

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which type of preservation is an impression in a rock left by an ancient organism?

• Cast

• Trace fossil

• Carbon Film

• Mold

Which type of preservation occurs when the evidence of an organism's activity is preserved?

• Carbon Film

• Mineral Replacement

• Trace fossil

• Mold

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1