Exploring Earth's Geologic History

What does the Law of Superposition state about the position of younger rocks compared to older rocks?

• Younger rocks lie below older rocks.

• Younger rocks lie above older rocks.

• Younger rocks are mixed within older rocks.

• Younger rocks are always the same age as older rocks.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which of the following is most likely to be found in old rocks?

• Fossils

• Toys

• Sofas

• People

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What is the area where two tectonic plates meet called?

• Collision

• Mid-ocean ridge

• A boundary

• A rift zone

Which of these is an example of erosion?

• Light shining onto a mountain.

• Rain breaking down rocks on a mountain into smaller pieces.

• Wind blowing away sediment to a new place on the mountain.

• All of the above.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What feature of the ocean floor forms at a subduction zone and creates the deepest location in the ocean?

• Continental shelf

• Continental slope

• Ocean trench

• Abyssal plain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Life on Earth has existed for more than _____________ years.

• 3.6 million

• 3 thousand

• 3 billion

• 4.6 billion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Mountain chains on the ocean floor are called:

• Ocean trench

• Seamount

• Mid-ocean ridge

• Guyot

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What does the theory of continental drift state?

• The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time.

• Continents are stationary and do not move.

• The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents.

• None of the above.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Sometimes, when two tectonic plates collide, one is pushed below the other; this action at the convergent boundary is called...

• Divergent boundary

• Convergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Subduction

Does the following scenario represent relative or absolute dating? A scientist compares the order of rock layers to determine which is older.

• Relative

• Absolute

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4