Relative Dating Practice

Place the layers in order from oldest to youngest.

• 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

• 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

• 1, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6

• 1, 2, 4, 3, 7, 5, 6

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Place the layers in order from oldest to youngest.

• E, B, C, D, A

• A, B, C, D, E

• E, D, C, B, A

• B, D, E, C, A

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

• 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 12, 13

• 1, 2, 3, 4, 14, 6, 7, 8, 9, 5, 12, 10, 13

• 13, 10, 12, 5, 9, 8, 7, 6, 14, 4, 3, 2, 1

• 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 14, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Place the layers from oldest to youngest.

• 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

• 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

• 2, 3, 4, 5, 12, 11, 10, 6, 7, 9, 1

• 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 1, 9, 10, 11, 12

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Place the layers in order from oldest to youngest.

• A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I

• D, H, A, C, G, F, I, B, E

• I, H, G, F, E, D, C, B, A

• C, D, H, A, G, F, I, B, E

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Place the layers in order from oldest to youngest.

• G, C, A, B, F, H, D, E

• A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H

• G, C, A, F, H, D, B, E

• D, H, E, F, A, C, G, B

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which layer is an intrusion?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which letter is a fault?

• E

• F

• G

• H

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2