Unit 4 Test(7th grade)

Put the layers in order from oldest to youngest.

• a, b, c, d, e
• b, c, d, a, e
• b, c, d, e, a 
• e, d, c, b, a

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The statement that the oldest layer will be at the bottom in an undisturbed sequence of rock layers is called the Principle of ....

• Inclusions
• Unconformities
• Cross-Cutting Relationships
• Superposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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

• F
• E
• B
• A

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

• A
• B
• C

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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

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Traces or remains of organisms that lived long ago

• Fossil
• Unconformity
• Superposition
• Column

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Aiesha wants to determine a more accurate age of a shell that is known to be between 15,000 to 40,000 years old. Which method would be most useful for finding a more precise age of the shell?

• relative dating

• radioactive dating

• magnetic signature

• index fossils

The youngest layers are always at the...

• top

• bottom

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This rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic