Relative Dating Practice

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Law of Superposition states the oldest fossils are found

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in the lowest rock layers

Front

What do scientists use to figure out the relative age of rocks and fossils?

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Law of Superposition

Front

What type of dating do scientists use when they rely on logic and approximate age?

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Relative dating

Front

What does the Law of Superposition help scientists determine?

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The relative ages of rock layers and fossils.

Front

What does relative dating of rocks tell us the deeper we dig?

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The deeper we dig, the older the rocks are.

Front

Which is the youngest layer? Options: E, C, B, A

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E

Front

Which is the youngest rock layer? Options: R, M, F, I

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R

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Which is the third oldest layer? Options: A, B, D, E

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D

Front

Which is the second oldest layer? Options: A, B, D, C

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B

Front

A scientist studies a geologic cross section of rock layers in a region. The rock layers have not been disturbed by any faulting, folding, or tilting. Which statement is a correct inference?

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The rock layers were deposited in chronological order.