EARTH DAY 3: Fossils & Rock Ages

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Science

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9th - 12th Grade

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NGSS

MS-ESS1-4, MS-ESS1-2, HS-PS1-8

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Standards-aligned

William Jones

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9 Slides • 18 Questions

Multiple Choice

Fossils of species that existed for short periods and were widespread

trace fossils

index fossils

original remains

Multiple Choice

Produced when sediments fill in a cavity made when an object decayed

cast

mold

original remains

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Cavity in a rock made when an organism decayed

cast

mold

original remains

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Principle that Earth's processes occurring today are similar to those that occurred in the past

unconformities

uniformitariansim

superposition

Multiple Choice

Process that uses the properties of atoms in rocks and other objects to determine their ages

relative dating

radioactive decay

absolute dating

Multiple Choice

Principle that states in a sequence of undisturbed rocks, the oldest rocks are on the bottom and the rocks become progressively younger toward the top

superposition

uniformitarianism

half-life

Multiple Choice

Method by which a geologist can calculate the absolute age of the rock by knowing the half-life of an isotope

radiometric dating

relative dating

absolute dating

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Time it takes for half of an isotopes atoms to decay

relative age

absolute age

half-life

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Method by which order of events or age of rocks is determined by examining the position of rocks in a layer

relative dating

absolute dating

radiometric dating

Multiple Choice

Correctly sequence the layers of rocks oldest to youngest

C,E,D,A,B

C,E,D,B,A

Multiple Choice

What type of fossil is this?

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Preserved remains

Trace fossil

Multiple Choice

What type of fossil is this?

Trace fossil

Mold

Cast

Carbon film

Multiple Choice

What type of fossil is this?

Mold

Cast

Preserved remains

Petrified

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT something you could learn from a fossil?

The size of the animal

What the animal ate

The color of the animal

Where the animal lived

Multiple Choice

Where can the oldest layer be found?

The top layer

The middle layer

They are all the same age

The bottom layer

Multiple Choice

The Law of Superposition helps scientists to determine what?

The absolute age of rock layers

The age of fossils

The relative age of rock layers

the super powers of rocks

Multiple Choice

Look at the diagram, what layer did animal E first show up in?

Layers #4

Layers #5

Layers #6

Layers #7

Multiple Choice

Which rock layer contains the newest fossils?

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