Fossils and dating quiz

Scientific law that states in horizontal sedimentary rock, the oldest layers are at the bottom

• intrusion

• fault

• index fossil

• superposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

An intrusion is always ___________ than the rock layers around it and beneath it

• younger

• older

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

A ________________ is a break in Earth's crust

• intrusion

• fault

• extrusion

• igneous rock

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Which rock layer most likely contains fossils of the most recently evolved organisms

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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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?

• extrusive
• igneous
• metamorphic
• sedimentary

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Relative age dating is used to determine the...

• actual age of an event
• length of time between two events
• age of one event in comparison with other events
• rate at which a gologic process occurs

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Method by which a geologist can calculate the absolute age of the rock by knowing the half-life of an isotope 

• radiometric dating
• relative dating
• absolute dating

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Fossils of species that existed for  short periods and were widespread 

• trace fossils 
• index fossils 
• original remains 

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Correctly sequence the layers of rocks oldest to youngest 

• A,D, C, B, E
• E, B,C D, A
• B,E,C, D, A

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How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?

• 2015 years old
• 3.6 billion years old
• 4.6 billion years old
• 4.6 million years old

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