Topic 11

Each orbit that a planet makes around the sun is called a(n)

• eclipse

• revolution

• rotation

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The complete turn of a planet on its axis is called a(n)

• eclipse

• revolution

• rotation

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Preserved remains of plant and animals from the remote past are called _________.

• fossils

• ferns

• trilobites

• driftwood

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The Geologic Time Scale is a record of what?

• old geologists

• sweet geology music

• the known history of rocks and fossils

• a list of every living thing ever

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which of the following orders the rock layers accurately from oldest to youngest?

• A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H

• B, F, G, C, D, H, A, E

• B, G, C, D, E, H, A, F

• F, A, H, E, D, C, G, B

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Put the layers in order from oldest to youngest.

• a, b, c, d, e

• b, c, d, a, e

• b, c, d, e, a 

• e, d, c, b, a

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

In this rock layer diagram there are two unconformities, a fault at E and an intrusion at D. Which unconformity occurred first?  How do you know?

• Intrusion D occurred first because the instrusion has been moved by the fault.

• The fault occurred first because it has moved the intrusion D.

• Intrusion D occurred first because it can be seen in all of the rock layers.

• Fault E occurred first because it is a normal fault.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Eras of the geologic time scale are
divided into ______.

• periods

• ages

• units

• epochs

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What era did trilobites, fishes, and other marine organisms dominate?

• Precambrian

• Paleozoic

• Mesozoic

• Cenozoic

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Use the diagram to answer. Which rock layer has a fossil that is older than the fish fossil?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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