Reading the Rock Strata

1. Where does the oldest layer of a rock is located according to the Principle of Superposition?

• bottom

• middle

• random

• top

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

2. This evidence of ancient life can be found in the stratified rock

• fossils

• layering

• puzzle

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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3. Rock strata can be the most closely correlated if they have contained the same _____.

• elements

• fossils

• shapes

• types of rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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4. The following are natural processes influencing rock stratification, EXCEPT:

• burning

• cementing

• cooling

• melting

5. If a sandstone in contact with a granite contains fragments of the granite, what can you infer?

• The sandstone and granite are the same age.

• The granite was intruded into the sandstone.

• The sandstone is older than the granite.

• The granite is older than the sandstone.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The branch of geology concerned with the analysis of the order and position of layers of archaeological remains.

• Archeology

• Geography

• Geographical Correlation

• Stratigraphy

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7. Dikes and faults are being used for establishing sequences of events. This activity applies the principle of ___________________.

• faunal succession

• lateral continuity

• original horizontality

• superposition

Which of the statement about the age of the fossil is most likely correct based on the diagram?

• Fossil A and C are of the same age

• Fossils A is older than fossil B

• Fossil B is older than fossil C

• Fossil D is older than fossil C

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which Principle of Stratigraphy is NOT obviously shown on the picture?

• The Principle of Original Horizontality

• The Principle of Lateral Continuity

• The Principle of Faunal Succession

• The Principle of Superposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which layer is the youngest?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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