FINAL REVIEW 2nd 9 weeks

In which kind of rock do we usually find a fossil?

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

• igneous rock

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which layer formed first?

• Rock Layer W
• Rock Layer X
• Rock Layer Y
• Rock Layer Z

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_______ are the preserved remains or traces of living things.

• bones
• fossils
• artifacts
• organic matter

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Which of these choices is an example of the way a geologist would use

relative dating (The Law of Superposition)?

• determining the minerals that make

  up rocks

• placing rock layers in order with the oldest on bottom and youngest on top.

• classifying rocks as igneous,

  sedimentary, or metamorphic

• using radioactive isotopes to

  determine the exact age of rock samples

Palentologists are scientists who study evidence of past like on Earth. Which method do Palentologists MOST likely use to determine the forms of life that existed millions of years ago?

• Examine current species of plants and animals

• research past species in the library

• interview older scientists

• examine fossil records

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What is the most prominent land feature formed by the convergence of the Indo-australian and Eurasian plates?

• china

• australia

• ural mountians

• himalaya mountains

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

There is information that shows that dinosaurs and their non-dinosaur ancestors may have existed together for tens of millions of years. What evidence MOST likely made it possible to support the idea the dinosaurs and their ancestors coexisted for millions of years?

• fewer fossils were found of amphibains than of dinosaurs

• more fossils were of larger organisms than of dinosaurs

• herbivore bones were found in each rock layer

• bones of three differnt specials were found in the same rock layer.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which geologic feature most likely forms when oceanic tectonic plates slowly subduct beneath a continental tectonic plate?

• ocean trench

• mid-ocean ridge

• continental hot spot

• continental rift valley

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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A family is hiking in a national park. One member of the family pointed out the valleys and explained how they formed. She knows that glaciers are still in the park.

What evidence does the family look for to determine whether the valleys were formed by glaciers?

• valleys with lots of trees on either side because as the glaciers retreated they deposited seeds picked up from other areas

• valleys with lots of fossils in the rock layers because as the glaciers were increasing in size, the ice preserved the remains

• valleys that are v-shaped because when the glaciers melted, the flowing water quickly cut down through rock

• valleys that are u-shaped because when the glaciers slowly moved through the area they scraped away and smoothed the rock

biotic forces can cause changes to the surface of Earth. Which is the best example of living organisms causing weathering?

• beavers building a dam across a stream

• cattle walking and grazing in a grassland

• salmon making nests for their eggs in a stream

• tree seedlings growing and forming cracks in rocks