Relative Dating Battle (A)

Person A: Put the labeled features in chronological order

• A, C, G, P, S, L, B, D, J, M

• A, C, G, P, L, S, B, D, J, M

• A, C, G, P, L, S, M, B, D, J

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Person B: Which location(s) show areas where some of the history has been lost to erosion?

• L

• G

• B

• C

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Person C: Put the following letters in chronological order:

K, H, G, J, F

• K, H, G, J, F

• F, K, J, G, H

• F, J, K, G, H

• F, J, G, K, H

Person A: What is the best reason that fossil #4 is NOT a good index fossil?

• It is not widespread

• it is not short-lived (in numerous layers)

• It is in half of the outcrops

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Person B: What letter would be the best example of an index fossil?

• X

• Z

• Y

• W

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Person C:

A, B, C, and D represent fossils found in rock layers.

Which fossil is the index fossil?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Person A:

Four rock outcrops from the same plateau are shown. Index fossils found in some of the layers are shown. The rock layers have not been overturned.

Which outcrop has the youngest layer?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Person B

There are four columns from the same general region. The numbers represent different index fossils.

Which location has the oldest layer?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Person C:

Which layers were lost in location Y due to erosion/an unconformity? (check all that apply)

• G

• I

• A

• H

• B

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Your VIP:

Put the layers in chronological order

• D, I, G, B, F, A, H, E, C

• D, G, I, B, F, H, A, E, C

• D, G, I B, F, A, H, E, C

• D, I, G, B, F, H, A, E, C

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4