Genetic Diversity and Evolution

According to the Law of ______________, sedimentary rock

layers are laid down on top of each other. In

order for the rock layer to form, a layer of rock must have existed below it.

• Superposition

• Horizontality

• Unconformities

• Uniformitarianism

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which layer is the oldest?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which layer is the youngest?

• D

• C

• A

• B

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What are the relative ages of the features in order from oldest to youngest?

• Limestone, Basalt, Fault, Siltstone
• Siltstone, Fault, Basalt, Limestone
• Limestone, Fault, Basalt, Siltstone
• Limestone, Siltstone, Fault, Basalt

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which of the following correctly lists the layers in order from oldest to youngest?

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The length of time required for half of the radioactive atoms in a sample to decay is its...

• era
• age
• half-life
• eon

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

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

If the half-life of a radioactive group of atoms is 100 years, then how old is the rock if there have been two half-lives?

• 25 years
• 200 years
• 400 years
• 800 years

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

The original element that undergoes radioactive decay is known as the...

• daughter element
• half-life
• parent element
• carbon-14

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

The element that is the product of radioactive decay is known as the...

• daughter element

• half-life

• parent element

• carbon-14

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8