Intro to Geologic Time Pop Quiz!

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

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

• At the top of the rock layers
• Near the bottom of the rock layers
• In the middle of the rock layers
• Somewhat near the surface

_{Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?}

• F
• E
• B
• A

According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?

• A
• B
• C

Which of the following correctly lists the layers in order from oldest to youngest?

• A, B, C, D, E
• E, B, C, D, A
• E, D, C, B, A
• C, B, A, D, E

Which Rock layer or intrusion is the youngest?

• A
• B
• C
• D

Which rock layer most likely contains fossils of the most recently evolved organisms?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

An archaeologist made the following diagram of a dig site. What can be said about the pottery as compared to the skull found in the site?

• The rock layer with the pottery is more recent than the rock layer with the skull.
• The rock layer with the skull is more recent than the rock layer with the pottery.
• The rock layer with the skull is approximately the same age as the rock layer with the pottery.
• The rock layer with the skull has an absolute date of 17,000 years.

Principe of _________________: in a sequence of undeformed sedimentary rocks, the oldest are on the bottom and the youngest are on the top

• Superposition
• Original Horizontality
• Faunal Succesion
• Inclusion

Faults are younger than the rocks they cut. True or False

• True
• False