Relative Dating and Fossils

Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?

• F

• E

• B

• A

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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

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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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which law of geology tells you that layer A is older than layer B?

• law of horizontality

• law of really old dirt

• ice wedging

• law of superposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What part of an organism is most likely to become a fossil?

• heart

• bones

• skin

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

_____________ are the trace or remains of an organism that lived long ago.

• climate

• Fossils

• Ice core

• Trace fossil

• Uniformitarianism

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The Law of Superposition helps scientists to determine what?

• The absolute age of rock layers

• The age of fossils

• The relative age of rock layers

• the super powers of rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

In which type of rock are most fossils found?

• igneous

• sedimentary

• volcanic

• metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

To be considered an index fossil, it had to have lived for a relatively short period of time.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Index fossils CAN tell us the age of a rock layer.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4