Unit 3 Review - Fossils & Geo Time

In which time period are we currently living?

• Precambrian Time

• Paleozoic Era

• Mesozoic Era

• Cenozoic Era

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which fossil is the youngest?

• fossil A

• fossil B

• fossil C

• fossils A and B are the same age

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Geologists assume the newest rock layers are on top of the older ones, unless some type of disturbance occurs, in known as …

• Law of Inclusions

• Law of Crosscutting

• Law of Conservation

• Law of Superposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Determines the “relative” order of past events but not the absolute age.

• Absolute age

• Relative age

• Real age

• New age

Uses the decay of radioactive elements to find the ___________________________ of a rock or fossil.

• Relative age

• Absolute age

• New age

• Real Age

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

These specialized fossils indicate to geologists the boundaries in geological time and determine the age of rocks.

• Index fossils

• Limestone fossils

• Amber fossils

• Cast fossils

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

History of life as documented by all fossils, preserved in sedimentary rock strata is known as the _________________________.

• Rock record

• Fossil record

• Geology record

• Petrified record

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Preserved remains of plant and animals from the remote past are called _______________.

• Rocks

• Dinosaurs

• Strata

• Fossils

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What are the relative ages of the features in order from YOUNGEST to OLDEST?

• Basalt

• Limestone

• Siltstone

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Put the layers in order from OLDEST to YOUNGEST

• E

• D

• S

• A

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4