Geologic Time and Fossils

The age of rock compared to the ages of other rocks

• extrusion

• relative age

• absolute age

• index fossil

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

fossils of widely distributed organisms that lived during a geologically short period

• absolute age

• extrusion

• unconformity

• index fossil

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

the geologic principle that states that in horizontal layers of sedimentary rock, each layer is older than the rock above it and younger than the rock below it

• erosion

• absolute age

• law of superposition

• relative age

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Look at the picture. Which fossil is most likely older?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Look at the picture. Which fossil is most likely younger?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which type of scientific dating tells you when an object is older or younger compared to another object?

• Relative Dating

• Absolute Dating

• Internet Dating

• May 24th

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Using Relative Age, place the labels in the correct location.

a

b

d

c

Old

Young

Youngest

Oldest

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

If a rock has a fault in it, the fault must be OLDER than the rock

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which color rock is the YOUNGEST rock?

• Blue

• Red

• Yellow

• Pink

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which of the rock layers is the oldest?

• A

• B

• C

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4