7.2.6 Evidence for Age of Earth
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7.2.6 Evidence for Age of Earth
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which geologic principle states that sedimentary rocks are deposited in flat layers?
Law of original continuity
Law of cross-cutting
Law of superposition
Law or Original Horizontality
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which geologic principle states that sedimentary rocks are deposited in flat layers?
Law of original continuity
Law of cross-cutting
Law of superposition
Law or Original Horizontality
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The law of superposition allows geologists to determine ___________ dates on geographic timelines.
relative
exact
probability
conventional
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A geologist discovered a fossil in a layer of rock. This fossil is an index fossil. What can they determine from this fossil?
The absolute age of the rock that contains the fossil
The day that organism, that created the fossil, died
The relative age of the rock that contains the fossil
The moments that occurred before that organism died
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The law of superposition allows geologists to determine ___________ dates on geographic timelines.
relative
exact
probability
conventional
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
States that in sedimentary environments, sediments are laid down in flat, horizontal layers
Law of Original Horizontality
Law of Cross-Cutting
Law of Superposition
Law of Uniformitarianism
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
States that in sedimentary environments, sediments are laid down in flat, horizontal layers
Law of Original Horizontality
Law of Cross-Cutting
Law of Superposition
Law of Uniformitarianism
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
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