Topic 6 The History of Planet Earth

small amount of a material that is used for observation

• fossil

• horizontal

• key bed

• sample

• strata

A core sample of sedimentary rock would have ________________________.

• horizontal layers

• shells and ocean life

• plant and animal fossils

• a round shape

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What causes rock strata to shift?

• wind

• sea waves

• movement of Earth's crust

• colors of minerals

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

a layer of rock that scientists can clearly identify the time in Earth's period in which it was formed

• fossil

• horizontal

• key bed

• sample

• strata

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The theory we read said dinosaurs went extinct when the environment on Earth changed from an asteroid hitting Earth's surface.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

remains or evidence of plants and animals that lived long ago preserved in minerals

• fossil

• horizontal

• key bed

• sample

• strata

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Check all groups of letters that represent rock layers of the same age.

• A & H

• A & F

• B & F

• B & H

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The rock layers in the Grand Canyon were formed

• at the same time

• at different times

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Index fossils are older than other fossils found in the same rock layer.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Marine fossils found near a forrest are evidence the environment was once most likely ____________.

• cold and icy

• dry and hot

• covered in rock

• underwater

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1