TWIG Gr 4 Module 3 DQ#2

What is the age of the oldest rocks at the bottom of the Grand Canyon?

• 1.5 million years

• 1.5 billion years

• 800 million years

• 800 billion years

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The Grand Canyon area was once covered by a shallow sea about _______ years ago.

• 1.5 billion

• 800 million

• 500 million

• 200 million

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the Bright Angel Shale recognized by?

• Its red color

• Its greenish color

• Its blue color

• Its yellow color

The Bright Angel Shale is one of the rock layers in the ______.

• Himalayas

• Andes

• Grand Canyon

• Rocky Mountains

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What type of fossil is shown in the photograph from the Bright Angel Shale?

• Trilobite

• Dinosaur

• Fern

• Dragonfly

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The Hermit Shale is a rock layer that existed about ___ million years ago.

• 515

• 280

• 100

• 50

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What is a geologist?

• A) A scientist who studies plants

• B) A scientist who studies rocks and fossils

• C) A scientist who studies animals

• D) A scientist who studies weather.

The Hermit Shale forms a red slope and is over 200 million years newer than the ________ Shale in the Grand Canyon.

• Bright Angel

• Dark Angel

• Light Angel

• Heavy Angel

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What kind of landscape formed the Bright Angel Shale?

• Desert

• Ocean

• Mountain

• Forest

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Approximately how long ago did the Bright Angel Shale begin to form?

• 480 million years ago

• 520 million years ago

• 540 million years ago

• 600 million years ago

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4