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principles of geology

Authored by Rebecca Gabrick

Science

8th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which layer is the oldest?

D
C
B
A

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

True
False

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Before absolute dating of rocks/fossils was developed in the 20th century, geologists had to rely on ________________ dating

Romantic
Relative
Nuclear
Solar

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Relative age dating assumes that the lower layers in any particular cross section are ____________ than the upper layers in that cross section

Younger
Smaller
Bigger
Older

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Law of Superposition is ________ dating.

Absolute
Relative

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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