MS LS4 3

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

• F

• E

• B

• A

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Look at the diagram, what layer did animal E first show up in?         

• Layers #4

• Layers #5

• Layers #6

• Layers #7

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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

• F

• E

• B

• A

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 5

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

If layer W is 100 million years old and layer Z is 500 million year old, how old is layer X?

• over 500 million years old

• under 100 million years old

• there is no way to estimate the age of layer X

• between 100 and 500 million years old

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Fossils found in the bottom layers of sediment are probably older than fossils found in top layers because...?

• the bottom layers have folded over the top layers.

• all of the layers are the same age.

• the bottom layers are younger than the top layers.

• the bottom layers are older than the top layers.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

An archaeologist made the following diagram of a dig site. What can be said about the pottery as compared to the skull found in the site?

• The rock layer with the pottery is more recent than the rock layer with the skull.

• The rock layer with the skull is more recent than the rock layer with the pottery.

• The rock layer with the skull is approximately the same age as the rock layer with the pottery.

• The rock layer with the skull has an absolute date of 17,000 years.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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

The structures shown are_________

• homologous

• heterologous

• analogous

• vestigial

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The diagram shows an image of a Pterosaur wing, bat wing, and bird wing. These are all different organisms, but share similar wing structures. If these structures are similar due to common ancestry, which of the following best describes them?

•  Vestigial Organ

•  Embryological Similarities

•  Homologous Structures

•  Analogous Structures

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2