Strata and Fossils

Which rock layer contains the newest fossils?

• F

• E

• B

• C

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Scientific study of rock layers

• Archeology

• Stratigraphy

• Paleontology

• Geology

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What scientific law tells us that in rock strata, the oldest layer is at the bottom and the youngest layer is at top?

• Cross-cutting

• Original Horizontality

• Superposition

• Unconformities

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Fossils such as footprints, burrows or droppings.

• Index Fossils

• Unconformities

• Petrified Wood

• Trace fossils

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

List from youngest to oldest

• ECADB

• CABED

• BADCE

• BDACE

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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

• A

• B

• C

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Correctly sequence the layers of rocks oldest to youngest 

• C,E,D,A,B

• C,E,D,A,B

• C,E, D,B,A

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Correctly sequence the layers of rocks oldest to youngest 

• A,D, C, B, E

• E, B,C D, A

• B,E,C, D, A

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which types of rock are younger than Mudstone? Pick all that apply.

• recent beach sand

• pleistocene beach sand

• basalt

• limestone

• domomite

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Relative dating of rock layers tells us that the deeper we dig, _______.

• the younger the rocks get

• the smellier the rocks get

• the harder the rocks get

• the older the rocks get

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4