IQWST Unit 1 - How is the Earth Changing?

Which statement best describes the principle of superposition? 

• Species change over time.

• Younger rock layers form on top of older rock layers.

• Older rock layers form on top of younger rock layers.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Use the diagram to select the one true statement about the rock layers.

• C is younger than B.

• C occurred before D.

• A is older than B.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

According to the diagram, which rock layer is most likely the oldest?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which statement best describes the relative age of layer D?

• Layer D is older than layer C.

• Layer D is younger than layer C.

• Layer D is the same age as the fault at E.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

In what type of rock are nyasasaurus parringtoni and other fossils most commonly found?

• Sedimentary rock

• Igneous rock

• Metamorphic rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Some rocks contain fossils, which provide clues to the past. How was a rock containing fossils most likely formed?

• Through the process of heating and cooling

• Through the process of sedimentation

• Through the process of volcanic activity

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

If the nyasasaurus parringtoni was found only in rock layer 2 and a fossil of an unknown plant was found only in rock layer 4, explain what a paleontologist would know about the relative age and the environment of the nyasasaurus parringtoni and the unknown plant.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Earthquakes that occur on the ocean floor may produce tsunamis, which are large ocean waves that can flood coastal locations. Which location is most likely in the greatest danger from a tsunami?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Scientists infer that the major cause of most earthquakes is the movement of ___.

• glacial ice due to unequal heating of Earth’s surface

• shorelines due to faulting of rock layers on Earth’s crust

• 
  lithospheric plates due to convection cells in Earth’s mantle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3