
Relative Age & Correlation
Authored by Mike Silvering
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8th - 10th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sequence of geologic events occurred after the formation of the Cambrian limestone and before the formation of the Silurian limestone?
uplift → weathering → erosion → subsidence
uplift → subsidence → erosion → weathering
subsidence → weathering → erosion → uplift
subsidence → erosion → uplift → weathering
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which rock layer is the youngest?
A
B
C
D
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The photograph below shows an outcrop with two basaltic intrusions, labeled A and B, in a rock unit, labeled C. What is the relative age of these three rock units from oldest to youngest?
B → A → C
B → C → A
C → A → B
C → B → A
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Letters W, X, Y, and Z represent fossils found in the rock layers. Which fossil could best be used as an index fossil?
W
X
Y
Z
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which principle states that these sedimentary rock layers were originally deposited as horizontal sediment layers?
Superposition
Original Horizontality
Cross-cutting
Contact Metamorphism
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which principle states that the oldest sedimentary layers are deposited first, and should be found closest to the bottom?
Superposition
Original Horizontality
Cross-cutting
Contact Metamorphism
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When did faulting along line XY occur?
after the intrusion of rock unit A
after the deposition of rock units B, C, and D
after the formation of rock units E and F
before the formation of rock units G and H
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
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