Geological Time Scale

a scientist who studies the Earth’s crust as well as the processes and history that shaped it

• paleontologist

• geologist

• siesmologist

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

a scientist that studies fossil remains found on the Earth’s surface in order to study primitive life forms such as: plants, animals, fungi, and bacteria

• paleontologist

• geologist

• seismologist

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

the newest rock layers are on top of the older ones, unless some type of disturbance occurs

• law of lateral continuity

• law of cross-cutting

• law of original horizontality

• law of superposition

Which layer is the youngest?

• sand

• gravel

• clay

• limestone

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which layer is the oldest?

• sand

• gravel

• clay

• limestone

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What happened first: the igneous pluton D or the earthquake 

fault line E?

• igneous pluton D

• earthquake fault E

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Which law of geology is this picture showing with the igneous intrusion D?

• law of superpostion

• law of original horizontality

• law of cross-cutting

• law of lateral continuity

A piece of an older rock that becomes part of a new rock.

In inclusion, if one rock contains piece, the rock containing the piece is younger than the pieces.

• inclusion

• cross-cutting

• humus

• horizon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

are preserved remains or traces of animals, plants, and other organisms from the remote past

• mineral

• rock

• fossils

• bones

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

impression of an organism in a rock

• body fossil

• trace

• cast

• mold

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2