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Relative and Absolute Dating Quiz

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9th - 11th Grade

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Relative and Absolute Dating Quiz
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1.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • Ungraded

EXPLAIN the difference between relative and absolute dating

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Relative the difference is a comparison of the age of two or more different things. It tells us which is oldder and which is younger. Absolute dating tells us the EXACT age of something with as much detail as possible.

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2.

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1 min • 1 pt

Which type of dating gives us the most details about the age of an object?

3.

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1 min • 1 pt

The ____ layers are found closest to the top when talking about relative dating.

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4.

DRAW QUESTION

3 mins • Ungraded

Draw a picture of radioactive decay using what you know about half-life. (Think back to the wolly mammoth!)

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5.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • Ungraded

Explain the principle of cross-cutting relationships

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The principle of cross-cutting relationships states that any rock that cuts across another rock will be younger than the rock it cuts across.

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6.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Relative or Absolute: I am older than my brother

7.

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1 min • 1 pt

Relative or Absolute: She was born in January of 1970

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