Cross Sections

Which fossil makes the best index fossil?

• Fossil 1

• Fossil 2

• Fossil 3

• None follow all of the rules

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What is the last event to happen?

• Deposition of Breccia

• Igneous Intrusion

• Faulting

• Deposition of Limestone

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which is older?

• tan sandstone

• brown sandstone

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

To be considered an index fossil, it had to have lived for a relatively short period of time.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like.

• cross section

• model

• sample

Scientists often study cross sections to better understand what the inside of something looks like. If we took a cross section of a potted plant by cutting it vertically, what would the cross section look like?

• A

• B

• C

• D

a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like

• outer layer

• cross section

• plate boundary

• plate

From the Cross-Section View you learned that there are large gaps between the plates.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which is the cross section that best shows what the land is like where Mesosaurus fossils are found?

• Claim 1

• Claim 2

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

A diagram that shows the internal structure of a plant stem is called a:

• cross section

• longitudinal section

• surface view

• peripheral view