This law of superposition worksheet includes 12 multiple-choice and short-answer questions. It covers the basics of the law of superposition and that relative ages of rock and fossils can be determined this way. This worksheet does not include the analysis of outcrops, intrusions, erosion, or unconformities that can occur in rock layers. It focuses strictly on the law itself and the relative dating of layers.
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Teacher Notes:
- INCLUDES ANSWER KEY.
- Please note that this law of superposition worksheet is not editable.
- Related Standard: NGSS MS-LS4-1 and ESS1-4
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Related Standards:
- NGSS MS-LS4-1: Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth under the assumption that natural laws operate today as in the past.
- NGSS MS-ESS1-4: Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth’s 4.6-billion-year-old history.
