History of Earth

The mineralized remains of organisms and the rock layers in which they are found

• Fossil

• Rock Strata

• Fossil Record

• Stratigraphy

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The preserved remains or trace of an Organism

• Fossil

• Fossil Record

• Rock Strata

• Eras

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The measurement to describe the timing and relationship of the events that have occurred throughout Earth's History is called

• Geological time scale

• Rock Strata

• Fossil record

• Stratigraphy

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

A very long span of geological time

• Eras

• Eon

• Geological time scale

• Fossil record

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

within the layers of sedimentary rock, the youngest layer is at the top. Each layer below is older.

• Rock Strata

• Law of Superposition

• Fossil record

• Eras

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Earth has a _____ year history

• 4.6 billion

• 8.2 million

• 4 trillion

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The youngest fossils are found in the ____ layer of the fossil record.

• top

• middle

• bottom

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The oldest fossils are found in the _____ layer of the fossil record.

• top

• middle

• bottom

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

An intrusion is created when molten rock pushes its way into rock layers already formed.

• True

• False

Look at the picture to determine when the basaltic intrusion occurred

• after limestone was deposited

• before granite was formed

• before limestone was deposited

• before all three layers were formed

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4