Geologic Time, Relative, & Absolute Dating Review

Which rock layer is the oldest?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Place the following units in order, from smallest to largest

• epoch, period, era, eon

• eon, epoch, period, era

• period, era, eon, epoch

• era, period, eon, epoch

Each rock layer is newer than the one below it

• law of superposition

• geologic time scale

• Permian extinction

• Paleozoic era

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The Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic are chunks of time known as:

• Cenozoic Era

• Period

• Epoch

• Era

On the geologic time scale, where would you find the oldest time?

• Top or Cenozoic Era

• Bottom or Precambrian Time

• Middle or Mesozoic Era

• Middle or Paleozoic Era

How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?

• 2015 years old

• 3.6 billion years old

• 4.6 billion years old

• 4.6 million years old

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What are the relative ages of the features in order from oldest to youngest?

• Limestone, Basalt, Fault, Siltstone

• Siltstone, Fault, Basalt, Limestone

• Limestone, Fault, Basalt, Siltstone

• Limestone, Siltstone, Fault, Basalt

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Relative dating of rock layers tells us that the deeper we dig, _______.

• the younger the rocks get

• the smellier the rocks get

• the harder the rocks get

• the older the rocks get

Gaps in rock layers caused by erosion are called

• law of superposition

• unconformities

• uniformitarianism

• relative dating

What is the correct order of the rock layers from oldest to youngest?

• B, C, D, E, A

• A, B, C, D, E

• E, D, C, B, A

• B, C, D, A, E