Principles

What principle states that the oldest rocks are at the bottom and the youngest rocks are at the top?

• Principle of Superposition

• Principle of Uniformitarianism

• Principle of Crosscutting

• Principle of Original Horizontality

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which principle states that the rock layers that contain the inclusion are older than the intrusion?

• Principle of Superposition

• Principle of Intrusion

• Principle of Original Horizontality

• Principle of Uniformitarianism

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What principle states that the processes that change the earth today are the same processes that changed the earth in the past?

• Principle of Uniformitarianism

• Principle of Superposition

• Principle of Original Horizontality

• Principle of Intrusion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which principle states that geologic features, such as faults and intrusions, are younger than the rocks layers that they cut across?

• Principle of Original Horizontality

• Principle of Crosscutting

• Principle of Superposition

• Principle of Uniformitarianism

When put together, one organism out-competes the other for resources. This is an example of:

• competitive exclusion principle

• speciation

• biological niche

• evolution

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What principle states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed from one form to another?

• Principle of Conservation of Energy

• Principle of Superposition

• Principle of Uniformitarianism

• Principle of Crosscutting

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Which principle explains why objects float or sink in a fluid based on their density compared to the fluid?

• Principle of Buoyancy

• Principle of Superposition

• Principle of Crosscutting

• Principle of Uniformitarianism

What principle is used to explain the behavior of gases under different conditions of temperature and pressure?

• Principle of Conservation of Mass

• Principle of Superposition

• Principle of Original Horizontality

• Principle of Ideal Gas Law

Which principle states that the properties of elements are periodic functions of their atomic numbers?

• Principle of Periodicity

• Principle of Superposition

• Principle of Uniformitarianism

• Principle of Crosscutting

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

What principle is applied when determining the age of fossils by examining the layers of rock in which they are found?

• Principle of Superposition

• Principle of Crosscutting

• Principle of Uniformitarianism

• Principle of Original Horizontality

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4