PMHMS Geologic Column

What layer has the igneous rock?

• A

• F

• N

• C

• L

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

According to the law of cross-cutting relationships: What layers were established before the fault happened?

• D, A, B, C

• A, D, C

• A, B, C

• D, B, C

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Put the layers in order from oldest to youngest.

• Layer E, Layer D, Layer A, Layer B, Layer C

• Layer C, Layer B, Layer A, Layer D, Layer E

• Layer B, Layer A, Layer C, Layer D, Layer E

• Layer E, Layer D, Layer A, Layer C, Layer B

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What is the youngest layer of sediment?

• M

• B

• C

• F

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What layers happened after the fault?

• T, R

• T, R, M

• J, V, M

• J, V

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

All rocks are around the same age.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

There is one geological column for the whole Earth.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Fossils are pieces of dead animals and plants.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Fossils can be found anywhere on Earth.

• True

• False

Fossils of tropical plants can’t be found in cold or dry areas.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1