Fossils Test Retake Assignment

What principle states that the same geologic processes at work shaping Earth today have always shaped Earth?

• Catastrophism

• Law of Cross-Cutting

• Law of Superposition

• Uniformitarianism

What principle states that the oldest layer is on the bottom and that each layer above it gets younger and younger?

• Catastrophism

• Law of Cross-Cutting

• Law of Superposition

• Uniformitarianism

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What principle states that Earth has been shaped by sudden, rare events called catastrophes?

• Catastrophism

• Law of Cross-Cutting

• Law of Superposition

• Uniformitarianism

What principle states that a feature cutting across layers of rock is younger than the layers it cuts across?

• Catastrophism

• Law of Cross-Cutting

• Law of Superposition

• Uniformitarianism

What 3 reasons explain why the fossil record is incomplete?

• Only certain areas of the world have the correct conditions for fossils to form.

• Many organisms cannot be fossilized.

• Fossils of soft-bodied organisms are found more often.

• Many fossils have yet to be found.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

An ideal sequence of rock layers that contains all known fossils and rock layers from oldest to youngest.

• Law of Inclusions

• Geologic Column

• Geologic Time Scale

• Ice Core

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A core sample that is typically removed from an ice sheet.

• Law of Inclusions

• Geologic Column

• Geologic Time Scale

• Ice Core

A break in the Earth's crust along which blocks of Earth's crust slide relative to one another.

• Fault

• Folding

• Tilting

• Intrusion

• Unconformity

Occurs when rock layers bend and buckle due to Earth's internal forces.

• Fault

• Folding

• Tilting

• Intrusion

• Unconformity

Occurs when rock layers slant, but not fold, due to Earth's internal forces.

• Fault

• Folding

• Tilting

• Intrusion

• Unconformity