Earth History Inv. 3-4 Quiz

What does an index fossil tell?

• the order of fossils

• the age of the rock layers

• the age of the fossil

• the oldest fossil

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What is the study of fossil remains called?

• paleontology

• fossilology

• geology

• archaeology

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which vocabulary word describes when rock layers are slanted?

• cementation

• crossbedding

• compaction

• index fossil

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Where does limestone form?

• desert

• forest

• swamp

• lakes and oceans

What are the remains, traces, or imprints of plants or animals?

• principle of superposition

• principle of original horizontality

• fossils

• paleontology

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which vocabulary word means "the present is the key to the past"?

• uniformitarianism

• crossbedding

• index fossil

• compaction

From this chart, which rock layer is the oldest?

• Kaibab limestone

• Muav Limestone

• Tapeats Sandstone

• Redwall Limestone

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

From this rock chart, which rock layer is the youngest?

• Kaibab limestone

• Toroweap Limestone

• Tapeats Sandstone

• Muav LImestone

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Look at the rock column. Which layer here is the newest?

• Kaibab

• Hermit

• Redwall

• Muav

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Look at the rock column. How do you know Muav is the oldest?

• It is the shortest word.

• It is at river level.

• It has the oldest fossil.

• It is at the bottom.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4