Geologic Time Review!

Dinosaurs becoming extinct is an example of...

• Superposition

• A catastrophic event

• Cross cutting relationship

• Uniformitarianism

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which pie chart better represents how long humans have been alive here on Earth?

• Left

• Right

In what order did the fault happen? 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th?

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

• 4th

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Index fossils are...

• Live across many different time periods

• Different fossils that died at the same time

• Found in one location only

• Wide spread & short living

Which of these layers is the youngest?

• Layer D

• Layer B

• Layer A

• Layer E

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Fill in the blank:

Relative Age: science of determining the relative age of past events. Does not give an actual number 'age,' but it does put events in ________

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Use the index fossil line up the columns. Which layer is the oldest?

• Layer 1

• Layer 3

• Layer 4

• Layer 6

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Check the correct words that would fill in the blanks below.

Catastrophism: The belief ( not scientific theory) Earth’s formation and life history were formed by _________ , _________ events that shaped Earth’s current condition.

• Quick

• Earth

• Slow

• Violent

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which one of these is an index fossil?

• Ammonite

• Trilibite

• Brochiopod

• Turritella

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The items below show the amount remaining from original radioactive material. Which of the objects is the youngest?

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