Relative Dating and Laws of Stratigraphy

The Law of Superposition states that younger rocks lie _________ older ones.

• above
• below
• mixed within
• all the time to

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The Law of Crosscutting states that a fault or intrusion is __________ than the bodies of rock it cuts through.

• younger
• older
• funnier
• nastier

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Which letter indicates an igneous intrusion?

• A
• C
• D
• E

A is older than layer C

• TRUE
• FALSE

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Relative dating determines the...

• precise age of fossils
• age of fossils compared to others
• climate fossils survived in
• movement of continents

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Traces or remains of organisms that lived long ago

• Fossil
• Unconformity
• Superposition
• Column

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Used to determine whether an object is older or younger than other objects

• Superposition
• Relative Dating
• Fossil
• Unconformity

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

How does the law of crosscutting explain the age of a fault?

• The fault is younger than the rocks above it.
• The fault is younger than the rocks it cuts through.
• The fault is older than the rocks above it.
• The fault is older than the rocks it cuts through.

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Analyze the seashell found in the white layer.  Which statement is true of the rock layer that contains this fossil?

• It could also contain a fossil from the bottom layer.
• It is older than the layers below it.
• It is younger than the layers above it.
• It is older than the layers above it.

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How do geologists use relative dating?

• Placing rocks in order from youngest to oldest
• Placing rocks in order by minerals they contain
• Classifying rocks by different textures
• Classifying rocks by different isotopes

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