Fossils and GT Review

The ___________ is the time required for half of the atoms in a sample of radioactive element to decay.

• Half-Life

• Radioactivity

• Radiation

• Parent Isotope

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

_______________ states that geologic processes that occur today have been occurring throughout Earth's history

• Uniformitarianism

• Original Horizontality

• Half-Life

• Catastrophism

___________ is the study of fossils.

• Paleontology

• Biology

• Uniformitarianism

• Epistemology

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

True or False: An intrusion is younger than the rock it cuts across.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

___________ is the principle that rocks that are similar, but are separated by a valley or erosion can be considered to be the same age.

• Lateral Continuity

• Cross-Cutting

• Paleontology

• Horizontality

True or false: Sedimentary rocks are usually deposited in layers. We call this original horizontality.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

This type of fossil shows an animal's movements.

• Trace

• Amber

• Index

• Coprolite

Which of the following is fossilized dung?

• Coprolite

• Amber

• Trace

• Cast

Which of the following would be best for fossilization?

• Buried quickly in a dry area

• Lots of bacteria

• Soft Body Parts

• No shell

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Insects can sometimes get stuck in this and fossilized.

• Amber

• Mud

• Carbon

• Hydrogen