Layers of Rocks

What geologic principle(or law) is best displayed here?

• The Law of Superposition

• Intrusion

• Extrusion

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What geologic principle(or law) is best displayed here?

• The Law of Superposition

• Extrusion

• Intrusion

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which letter represents an intrusion?

• A

• B

• E

• D

Is the bone fossil older or younger than the intrusion?

• older

• younger

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which layer is older?

• layer M

• Intrusion P

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which layer is the oldest?

• Layer F

• Layer C

• Layer A

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which layer is the youngest?

• Layer G

• Layer F

• Layer A

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What could have caused this split?

• Wind

• Rain fall

• Earthquake

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The older layers are at the bottom and the younger layers are at the top.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Layers of rocks take _______________ years to form.

• ten

• million

• fifty

• hundred

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4