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Which layer is OLDER? Intrusion M or Layer D?

• Intrusion M

• Layer D

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Which layer is OLDER? Fault E or Intrusion D?

• Fault E

• Intrusion D

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

States that younger rocks lie above older rocks if the layers have not been disturbed

• Law of crosscutting
• Law of superposition
• Relative Dating
• Unconformity

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Which of the following is the oldest?

• Layer L
• Intrusion D
• Intrusion H
• Layer E

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How does sedimentary rock usually form?

• Vertically
• Diagonally
• Folding
• Horizontally

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

• A
• B
• C

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The age of a rock compared to the ages of other rocks is the rock's

• absolute age
• geologic age
• sedimentary age
• relative age

What is a fossil?

• The remains or physical evidence of an organism preserved by geologic processes

• Fossils can be preserved in rock, amber, asphalt, or ice

• Any naturally preserved evidence of animal activity

• Fossil of an organism that lived during a relatively short period of time

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How does absolute age differ from relative age?

• Only absolute dating indicates which rock is older than another

• Only absolute dating finds the age in years

• Only relative dating finds the age in years

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What is the correct order of the rock layers from oldest to youngest?

• F, E, C, B, A, D

• F, E, D, C, B, A

• A, B, C, D, E, F

• D, F, E, C, B, A

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