Geologic Time

What is absolute age?

• When you tell that one thing is older than another.

• When you know how many years old something is.

• When you know exactly how old something is.

• The age that you need to reach to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

What is relative age?

• When you tell that one thing is older than another.

• When you know how many years old something is.

• When you know exactly how old something is.

• The age that you need to reach to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

Based on the diagram, which layer is older?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Based on the diagram, How do the ages of the fault and the intrusion compare?

• The fault is older than the intrusion.

• The fault is younger than the intrusion.

• The fault and the intrusion are the same age.

• The fault and the intrusion have no age because they are not alive.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Based on the diagram, if you determine that Layer B is older than layer A, what type of dating is this?

• Absolute Dating.

• Relative Dating.

• Speed Dating.

• Oolitic Dating

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Based on the diagram, an artifact was discovered in layer E that was 5000-years old. Another artifact was discovered in layer F. What can you say about the age of the artifact discovered in Layer F?

• The artifact is more than 5000-years old.

• The artifact is less than 5000-years old.

• The artifact is approximately 5000-years old.

• The artifact's age cannot be determined.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Based on the diagram, an artifact was discovered in layer E that was 5000-years old. Another artifact was discovered in layer A. What can you say about the age of the artifact discovered in Layer A?

• The artifact is more than 5000-years old.

• The artifact is less than 5000-years old.

• The artifact is approximately 5000-years old.

• The artifact's age cannot be determined.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Based on the diagram, an artifact was discovered in layer E that was 5000-years old. Another artifact was discovered in layer B. What can you say about the age of the artifact discovered in Layer B?

• The artifact is more than 5000-years old.

• The artifact is less than 5000-years old.

• The artifact is approximately 5000-years old.

• The artifact's age cannot be determined.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Why can't radioactive carbon dating be used to determine the age of an artifact that is believed to be more than 150,000-years old?

• Because the artifact is too old.

• Because the artifact is too young.

• Because the artifact is red with pink polka-dots.

• Because the artifact was not around when there were radios.

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

It has been determined that a radioactive subtance in an artifact has decayed for 4 half-lives. If the half-life of the substance is 500-years, how old is the artifact?

• 4-years old

• 2000-years old

• 500-years old

• 250-years old

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8