Geohistory test review

Using the ESRT's which period is the oldest?

• devonian

• silurian

• Cambrian

Finding the age of a rock in formation due to the position of other rocks or formation.

• Absolute Age

• Relative Age

• Correlation

• Radioactive dating

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What can we learn from fossils?

• How earthquakes formed.
• How erosion changed mountains
• How Earth's magnetic field was formed
• How Earth's environment has changed

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?

• 2015 years old
• 3.6 billion years old
• 4.6 billion years old
• 4.6 million years old

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What type of rock do fossils form in?

• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Classic

_{Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?}

• F
• E
• B
• A

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Radioactive dating is often referred to as

• total age.

• absolute age.

• historic age.

• geologic age.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

The ______________ era covers almost 90% of earth's history.

• Paleozoic 
• Mesozoic 
• Cenozoic
• Precambrian 

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which geologic event occurred in New York State at approximately the same time as the extinction of dinosaurs and ammonoids?

• Formation of the Queenston Delta
• Deposition of the sands and clays underlying Long Island
• Initial opening of the Atlantic Ocean
• Advance and retreat of the last continental ice sheet

When an unstable radioactive atom decays, it usually turns into:

• a more stable atom
• a less stable atom
• the exact same atom but with less pure energy
• empty space

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8