EARTH SCIENCE EXAM REVIEW

Which of the following is the youngest to oldest here?

• Sandstone-Shale-Limestone-Conglomerate

• Sandstone-Limestone-Conglomerate-Shale

• Limestone-Schist-Shale-Conglomerate

• Granite-Basalt-Shale-Limestone

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What dating process of determining if one rock or geologic event is older or younger than another, without knowing their specific ages?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What is the study of layered sedimentary rocks?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which Principle is this indicating, "in an otherwise undisturbed sequence of sedimentary strata, or rock layers, the layers on the bottom are the oldest and layers above them are younger."

• Principle of Superposition

• Principle of Original Horizontality

• Principle of Cross-Cutting Relationship

• Principle of Inclusion

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which Principle is this indicating, "layers of rocks deposited from above, such as sediments and lava flows, are originally laid down horizontally."

• Principle of Superposition

• Principle of Original Horizontality

• Principle of Inclusion

• Principle of Cross-Cutting Relationship

Which Principle is this indicating, "within the depositional basin, strata are continuous in all directions until they thin out at the edge of that basin. Strata that are cut by a canyon later remain continuous on either side of the canyon."

• Principle of Original Horizontality

• Principle of Inclusion

• Principle of Lateral Continuity

• Principle of Inclusion

Which Principle is indicating this, "deformation events like folds, faults and igneous intrusions that cut across rocks are younger than the rocks they cut across"

• Principle of Lateral Continuity

• Principle of Original Horizontality

• Principle of Inclusion

• Principle of Cross-Cutting Relationship

Which is this indicating, "when one rock formation contains pieces or inclusions of another rock, the included rock is older than the host rock."

• Principle of Fossil Succession

• Principle of Lateral Continuity

• Principle of Inclusion

• Principle of Superposition

Which Principle is indicating this, "evolution has produced a succession of unique fossils that correlate to the units of the geologic time scale."

• Principle of Fossil Succession

• Principle of Inclusion

• Principle of Cross-Cutting Relationship

• Principle of Intrusion

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What Principle is The Grand Canyon of Arizona?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2