Strata

Which layer formed first?

• Rock Layer W

• Rock Layer X

• Rock Layer Y

• Rock Layer Z

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which rock layer most likely contains fossils of the most recently evolved organisms?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The diagram shows fossils in different rock layers. Which of these statements about the age of these fossils is most likely correct?

• Fossil A and C are the same age
  

• Fossil B is older than fossil C

• Fossils A is older than fossil B

• Fossil D is older than fossil C

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which layer is oldest?

• A

• W

• G

• Z

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the correct order of the rock layers from oldest to youngest?

• F, E, C, B, A, D

• A, B, C, D, E, F

• F, E, D, C, B, A

• D, F, E, C, B, A

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which of these lists the fossils from oldest to youngest?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Where can the oldest layer be found?

• Rock Layer W

• Rock Layer X

• Rock Layer Y

• Rock Layer Z

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which is the youngest layer?

• Rock Layer W

• Rock Layer X

• Rock Layer Y

• Rock Layer Z

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What could have caused the formation of layer D?

• Sea floor colliding

• An underwater trench

• A volcanic eruption

• Formation of a rift valley

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Studying the strata of the Earth can tell us

• how old animals are

• how old rock layers are

• how the Earth formed

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4