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According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found 

• At the top of the rock layers

• Near the bottom of the rock layers

• In the middle of the rock layers

• Somewhat near the surface

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What is a fault line?

• A place where Earth’s crust has fractured (broken)

• A place with a mountain range

• Magma coming up to the surface of Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of the following CAN be inferred from the diagram?

• Rocks can change over time

• Metamorphic rock can form from any other type of rock.

• Different types of rock will be made of different minerals.

• New rocks can be formed from older rocks of different ages.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is this a picture of?

• plate tectonics

• continental drift

• pangea

• glacier scaring

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Which rock layer contains the newest fossils?

• F

• E

• B

• C

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which of the following organisms formed last on Earth?

• Jellyfish

• Shark

• Lizards

• Horses

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Where do fault lines form?

• In the middle of oceans

• At the boundaries of tectonic plates

• On top of mountains

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What kind of boundary is the San Andreas Fault?

• Covergent

• Divergent

• Transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Sediments under great heat and pressure over millions of years form this type of rock.

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?

• Sedimentary Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Igneous Rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1