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Relative vs Absolute Age Flashcard Review

Relative vs Absolute Age Flashcard Review

Assessment

Flashcard

Science

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS1-4, HS-PS1-8, MS-LS4-1

+1

Standards-aligned

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15 questions

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the process used by geologists to determine the absolute age of rocks?

Back

Radioactive dating.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

True or False: Index fossils help determine relative age through correlating rock layers.

Back

True.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the term for the time it takes for a radioactive isotope to decay to half its original mass?

Back

Half-life.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

According to the law of superposition, where are the oldest fossils found?

Back

Near the bottom of the rock layers.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the difference between relative age dating and absolute age dating?

Back

Relative age dating determines the order of events, while absolute age dating provides a specific age.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are index fossils?

Back

Fossils used to define and identify a particular time period in the geological time scale.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does the law of superposition state?

Back

In undisturbed rock layers, the oldest layers are at the bottom and the youngest are at the top.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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