Fossils, Relative Dating, Absolute Dating

Fossils, Relative Dating, Absolute Dating

6th - 8th Grade

16 Qs

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Fossils, Relative Dating, Absolute Dating

Fossils, Relative Dating, Absolute Dating

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th - 8th Grade

Medium

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

Standards-aligned

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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

Unconformity

Relative Dating

Fossil

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which law states that younger rocks lie above older rocks if the layers have not been disturbed

Unconformity

Law of superposition

Relative Dating

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 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 older the rocks get

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?

F
E
B
A

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

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

A
B
C

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The length of time required for half of the radioactive atoms in a sample to decay is its...

era

age

half-life

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does absolute age differ from relative age?

only absolute dating indicates which rock is older than another
only absolute dating finds the age in years
only relative dating finds the age in years

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