Fossil Record

If you know the age of a fossil, you know the relative age of the ________________ it was found inside.

• sticky tar

• rock

• amber

• ice

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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If you know the age of a rock, you know the relative age of the _________________ that was found inside.

• sticky tar

• fossil

• amber

• ice

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Geologists use radioactive dating to..

• determine the relative ages of rock layers.

• tell the difference between molds and casts.

• tell where one soil horizon ends and the next one begins.

• determine the absolute ages of rocks.

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

What are the oldest fossils and why?

• B, C- because they are closest to the top

• A, B- because they are closest to the bottom

• They are all the same age- because they are all found on layer 2

• A, B- because they are found closest to the top

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which layer formed first?

• Rock Layer W
• Rock Layer X
• Rock Layer Y
• Rock Layer Z

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?

• A
• B
• C

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

In which kind of rock do we usually find a fossil?

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

• igneous rock

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

If scientists found this fossil, what could they infer?

• what fish are like today

• that this fish lacked oxygen

• that water once covered the area where this fossil was found

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Fossils of fish are found under land where cows now live. What does this tell you?

• the fish were dropped their by flying birds

• this land was once under the ocean

• fish used to live on land

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Fossils are proof of ___________.

• Evolution

• A Higher Power

• Physics

• Newtons 2nd Law

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2