Evolution of Landforms

Who is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?

• Harry Hess
• Galileo
• Alfred Wegener
• Newton

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

a model scientists use to describe the timing of events and the relationships between those events in earth’s history.

• geologic time scale

• era

• period

• epoch

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

when minerals replace the remains and they become rock; things like wood.

• Petrified

• Mold

• Cast

• Index

• Trace Fossil

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

when the shell remains and the contents dissolve

• Petrified

• Mold

• Cast

• Index

• Trace Fossil

when the mold becomes filled with minerals that are not a part of the original organism.

• Petrified

• Mold

• Cast

• Index

• Trace Fossil

fossilized mark that is formed in soft sediment by the movement or actions of an animal.

• Petrified

• Mold

• Cast

• Index

• Trace Fossil

According to paleontologists, how old is the Earth?

• 3.5 Billion Years Old

• 543 Million Years Old

• 57 Million Years Old

• 4.6 Billion Years Old

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

looks at where the fossil is located to determine its age relative to other fossils.

• Relative Dating

• Absolute Dating

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Uses radioactive elements near the fossils to determine the actual age of the fossils.

• Relative Dating

• Absolute Dating

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Analyze the layers of undisturbed sedimentary rock. Which layer of sedimentary rock is oldest?

• Q

• R

• S

• T

• U

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4