Law of Superposition & WED Review 2023

Which of these rock layers is relatively the newest?

• Kaibab formation
• Zoraster Granite
• Redwall limestone
• Unkar group

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Look at the diagram, what layer did animal E first show up in?

• Layer #4

• Layer #5

• Layer #6

• Layer #8

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which rock layer most likely contains fossils of the most recently evolved organisms?

• 4
• 3
• 1
• 2

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which animal is the youngest in site 1?

• bird
• ammonite 
• shell

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The number of years that have passed since the rock formed is the rock's ____ age, or its actual age.

• relative

• law of superposition

• absolute

• index fossil

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The age of a rock compared to the ages of other rocks is the rock's

• absolute age

• geologic age

• sedimentary age

• relative age

What list shows the features in order from oldest to youngest?

• Limestone, Basalt, Fault, Siltstone

• Siltstone, Fault, Basalt, Limestone

• Limestone, Fault, Basalt, Siltstone

• Limestone, Siltstone, Fault, Basalt

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Layer B on Site #1 (left) is a match to which layer on Site #2 (right)?

• z

• y

• w

• there is no match

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Letter "F" is a....

• inclusion
• intrusion
• fault
• unconformity 

Which of the following happened in first?

• Deer
• Dog
• Human
• Bear

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1