Fossils and Rock Layers Practice Quiz

Ms. Blais is younger than Ms. Penney. Is this an example of relative dating or absolute dating?

• Relative dating

• Absolute dating

• Both types of dating

• Non of the above

Which scientific law states that the older rock material is deposited first and therefore found in the lower, bottom layers?

• Law of Science

• Law of Superposition

• Law of Ms. Blais says so

• Law of Rock Layers

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which of these rock layers is oldest?

• Layer 1

• Layer 2

• Layer 4

• Layer 5

• Layer 6

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which of these rock layers is youngest?

• Layer 1

• Layer 2

• Layer 3

• Layer 5

• Layer 6

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which layer represents an intrusion from magma?

• Layer A

• Layer B

• Layer C

• Layer D

• Layer E

Did the disruption event that caused the fault line happen before or after layer A formed?

• Before

• After

• You can't tell from this diagram

• There is no fault line in this diagram

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The fossil marked below with blue (3) is a sea creature called a Graptolite. Using radiometric dating, scientists know the Graptolite existed around 490 million years ago during the Ordovician time period.

How old is fossil #4 likely to be?

• 100 million years old

• 387 million years old

• 490 million years old

• More than 500 million years old

• You can't predict the age of the fossil based on the information provided

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The fossil marked below with blue (3) is a sea creature called a Graptolite. Using radiometric dating, scientists know the Graptolite existed around 490 million years ago during the Ordovician time period.

How old is fossil #2 likely to be?

• 100 million years old

• 250 million years old

• 489 million years old

• More than 500 million years old

• You can't predict the age of the fossil based on the information provided

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

True or False: Only the actual body of the organism counts as a fossil, a trace of something like a footprint doesn't count as a fossil.

• True

• False

• It's impossible to answer this question

• Ms. Blais is a fossil

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which layer is likely an extrusion from lava?

• Layer !

• Layer B

• Layer C

• Layer D

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4