
Dating Part 1
Authored by Mackenzie Hill
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8th - 9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is relative dating?
the process of determining if one rock or geologic event is older or younger than another, without knowing their specific ages
Species that existed for relatively short periods of time
layers on the bottom are older than layers on the top
radiometric dating
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these is the law of superposition?
Horizontal sedimentary layer overlies another horizontal sedimentary layer that has been eroded (can be even or uneven)
sediments are deposited horizontally
Layers on the bottom were deposited first
When part of the rock record is deformed or lost due to Earth’s surface changing
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which are the three kinds of uniconformity?
Discomformity
Noncomformity
Acomformity
Angular Unicomformity
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
True/false: Crosscutting is when layers of rocks are formed before the layers they cut through.
True
False
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Noncomformity is...
when the eroded surface is easy to see when sedimentary rock is on top of igneous/metamorphic
when new rock forms on top of a tilted/eroded layer of rock
when part of the rock is deformed
one horizontal layer overlies another horizontal layer that has been eroded
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is an index fossil?
abundant, easily recognized fossils used to date rock layers
a fossil of hardened tree sap
a way to date organisms
species that existed for long periods of time
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Relative dating is the ____ in which events occur.
time
order
climate
epoch
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
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