Quiz about Absolute/Relative/Radioactive dating of Rocks

Question 1

Which fossil is relatively the oldest?

Accepted Answer

Trilobite

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Ammonite

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Crinoid

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Gastropod

Question 2

Traces or remains of organisms that lived long ago

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Fossil

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Unconformity

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Superposition

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Column

Question 3

What is true about relative dating?

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The law of superpostion is used to determine a rocks relative age.

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Relative dating uses the half-life of isotopes to get the exact age of a rock

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Carbon-14 dating is used on rocks that are relatively young

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Potassium-Argon dating is used on very old rocks.

Question 4

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

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the older the rocks get

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the younger the rocks get

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the smellier the rocks get

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the harder the rocks get

Question 5

How does sedimentary rock usually form?

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Horizontally

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Vertically

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Diagonally

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Folding

Question 6

Which of the following does the law of superposition tell scientists?

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Relative age

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Absolute age

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Exact age

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All of the answer choices

Question 7

What can be used to determine the relative ages of rock layers?

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Fossils

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Living animals

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Living plants

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Minerals

Question 8

The Earth is estimated to be how old?

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4.6 Billion years old

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4.6 Million years old

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6,000 years old

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Who knows

Question 9

Sudden movement of rock masses is called.

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faulting

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cracking

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folding

Question 10

The bending of rock layers due to stress in the Earth's crust is called

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folding

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faulting

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stressing

Question 11

The youngest layer shown here is an

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igneous intrusion

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metamorphic boundary

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sedimentary layer

Question 12

The red material shown on the bottom and squished between layers of rocks shown in the picture is

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igneous intrusions

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extrusive rock

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regional metamorphism

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sedimentation

Question 13

Geologist use _________ to determine the absolute age of rocks.

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radioactive dating

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absolute age dating

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relative age dating

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radiation dating

Question 14

Many fossils of large amphibians were found in an area that is currently barren desert. Which is most likely true?

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The climate of the area was once much wetter than it is now.

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Amphibians were once better at surviving in dry environments.

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The amphibians migrated there after a catastrophic event destroyed their habitats.

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The amphibians are not native to the area and their bones were brought there by other animals.

Question 15

Which statement is true about the fossil record?

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It provides evidence for history of life on Earth

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It is a record of all living things

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It shows how our climate has remained the same over time

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It does not support the theory of evolution

Question 16

Scientists who study fossils are called

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Paleontologists

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Geologists

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Fossil Scientists

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Meteorologists

Question 17

Fossils of fish are found under land where cows now live. What does this tell you?

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this land was once under the ocean

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the fish were dropped their by flying birds

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farmers fed the fish to the cows

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fish used to live on land

Question 18

What happens when a group of animals become extinct?

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All of its members have died.

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Only a few of its members are still living.

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The animals can no longer lay eggs.

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All of its members move to another place.

Question 19

Which of these must happen first for a fossil to form?

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a plant or animal is covered by sediment

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sediments get eroded

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a plant or animal is eaten

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sediments are pressed together and harden

Question 20

The Geologic Time Scale is a record of what?

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the known history of rocks and fossils

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old geologists

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sweet geology music

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a list of every living thing ever

Question 21

The diagram shows the fossils in two different sections of rock found in opposite sides of a canyon. Which layer in rock section one is approximately the same age as layer X in rock section two?

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layer 3

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layer 1

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layer 2

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layer 4

Question 22

The diagram shows some of the layers of rocks found in the Grand Canyon. Scientists find these layers of rock useful for studying fossils
What type of rock is shown labeled in these layers?

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sedimentary

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extrusive

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igneous

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metamorphic

Question 23

Which conclusion correctly describes the youngest rock layer in the diagram?

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Layer Z is the youngest because it was once molten rock that moved through all three layers of sedimentary rock.

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Layer W is the youngest because it is the top layer of sedimentary rock and the only layer that contains fossils.

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Layer X is the youngest because it is the middle layer of sedimentary rock.

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Layer Y is the youngest because it is the bottom layer of sedimentary rock.

Question 24

What two methods are used for determining the age of rocks and fossils?

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Relative and Absolute Dating

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Relative and Absent Dating

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Absolute and Resolute Dating

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Carbon and Water Dating

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