Earth History Unit 2 Geology

Earth History Unit 2 Geology

12th Grade

23 Qs

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Earth History Unit 2 Geology

Earth History Unit 2 Geology

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How old something is compared to something else

relative age

relative dating

absolute age

absolute dating

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which best describes a fossil that helps determine the relative age of a rock layer?

trace fossil
index fossil
radioactive fossil
unconformity fossil

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The absolute age of an igneous rock can best be determined by ...

comparing radioactive isotopes
comparing crystal sizes

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The bottom layer of rock is

the oldest
has fossils

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which is a process that allows scientists to compare different rock layers in a sequence to determine their age?

radiometric dating

absolute dating

relative dating

speed dating

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Scientists found two ammonite fossils in rock layers far across the ocean floor from each other. Ammonite fossils are a type of index fossil. Knowing this, which of the following could scientists infer about the rock layers containing the fossils?

The rock layers are about the same relative age.

Both rock layers formed because of volcanic activity.

The rock layers experienced the same kinds of erosion.

The same climate existed where both rock layers formed.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why are index fossils used as guides to determine the age of rocks?

Each index fossil lived during a specific geologic time period.

Index fossils are found in igneous rocks.

Index fossils are very rare and are not commonly found in rocks.

All index fossils lived during all the periods of geologic time.

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