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Fossils, relative and absolute dating

Authored by Adam Dove

Geography

8th - 12th Grade

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Fossils, relative and absolute dating
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does carbon-14 decay into?

Nitrogen
Lead
Uranium
Cobalt

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is not a trace fossil?

tracks
burrows
ammonites
coprolites

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

_______________ is the idea that older rock layers can be found below younger rock layers in undisturbed geologic columns.

principal of original horizontality
principal of superposition
principal of cross-cutting relationships
principal of unconformities

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where are older rock layers found?

on top of younger rock layers
under younger rock layers
near igneous intrusions
near faults

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an index fossil?

brachiopods
tyrannosaurus rex
coprolites
trilobites

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which comes first a mold or a cast fossil?

mold
cast

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

___________ states that the earth has changed gradually over long periods of time.

uniformitarianism
catrastorphism
superposition
disconformities

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