Geologic Time, Relative and Absolute Age

How have the rocks been disturbed?

• tilting
• folding
• faulting
• igneous intrusion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?

• 2019 years old

• 3.6 billion years old

• 4.6 billion years old

• 4.6 million years old

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Fossils of species that existed for short periods and were widespread

• uniformitarianism
• cyanobacteria
• index fossils

90% of Earth’s history occurred during which era?

• Precambrian

• Paleozoic

• Mesozoic

• Cenozoic

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which of the following statements about the fossil record is true?

• all organisms become fossils
• organisms having soft body parts make up most of the fossils
• all organisms that have shells become fossils
• the fossil record is incomplete

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which Rock Layer is the oldest?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What are the layers in order from oldest (1) to youngest (5)?

• E

• B

• D

• C

• A

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Geologic time is divided into segments based on

• types of life forms during certain time periods

• geologic changes over time

• fossils and rocks from certain periods

• all of the choices

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

___determines the order of events by comparing the positions of rocks.

• Superposition

• Index Fossils

• Absolute Dating

• Relative Dating

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which of these rock layers is relatively the newest?

• Kaibab formation
• Zoraster Granite
• Redwall limestone
• Unkar group

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4