Relative Dating

States that younger rocks lie above older rocks if the layers have not been disturbed

• Uniformitarianism

• Law of Superposition

• Relative Dating

• Absolute Dating

According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found 

• At the top of the rock layers
• Near the bottom of the rock layers
• In the middle of the rock layers
• Somewhat near the surface

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_{Which statement about the image is true?}

• Layer D is younger than Layer C, but older than Layer B

• Layer F is younger than Layer B, but older than Layer E

• Layer E is younger than Layer D, but older than Layer F

• Layer A is younger than Layer B, but older than Layer D

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

According to the law of superposition, which layer is the oldest?

• A

• B

• C

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_{Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?}

• F
• E
• B
• A

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According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?

• A

• B

• C

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Figuring out the age of an object by comparing it to another object.

• relative dating
• absolute dating
• radioactive dating
• radiometric dating

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

• above

• below

• inside of

• next to

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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

Index fossils help determine the relative age of nearby rock layers.

• True

• False

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