Relative Dating

Relative Dating

8th Grade

16 Qs

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Relative Dating

Relative Dating

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Science

8th Grade

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NGSS
MS-ESS1-4, MS-LS4-1, 4-ESS1-1

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

Law of crosscutting
Law of superposition
Relative Dating
Unconformity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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.

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS1-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What are the relative ages of the features in order from oldest to youngest?

Limestone, Basalt, Fault, Siltstone
Siltstone, Fault, Basalt, Limestone
Limestone, Fault, Basalt, Siltstone
Limestone, Siltstone, Fault, Basalt

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

the younger the rocks get
the smellier the rocks get
the harder the rocks get
the older the rocks get

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

Which of the following is the oldest?

Layer L
Intrusion D
Intrusion H
Layer E

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How does sedimentary rock usually form?

Vertically
Diagonally
Folding
Horizontally

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

The rock formation labeled "P" is a(n)...

fault
intrusion
inclusion
unconformity

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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