Relative Dating

Which layer is the oldest?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which of the following is tue?

• A fault is younger than the rock layers that it goes through.

• A fault is older than the rock layers that it goes through.

• The rock layers are younger than the fault that cuts through it.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which of the following is tue?

• An igneous intrusion is older than the rock layers that it goes through.

• An igneous intrusion is younger than the rock layers that it goes through.

• The rock layers are younger than the intrusion that cuts through it.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What are the relative ages of the features in order from oldest to youngest?

• Limestone, Basalt, Fault, Siltstone
• Siltstone, Fault, Basalt, Limestone
• Limestone, Fault, Basalt, Siltstone
• Limestone, Siltstone, Fault, Basalt

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

In the lab, a student wants to identify two different minerals. So, she takes them and scrapes them across a plate to see the color of the powder they leave behind. What property of minerals is she testing?

• Color   

• Hardness

• Luster

• Streak

Which mineral is HARDER than quartz?

• Topaz, Corundum, and Diamond

• Feldspar. Apatite, and Talc

• Talc, Gypsum, Topaz

• Diamond, Calcite, Fluorite

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Which of the following correctly lists the layers in order from oldest to youngest?

• A, B, C, D, E
• E, B, C, D, A
• E, D, C, B, A
• C, B, A, D, E

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

____________ describes how a mineral's surface reflects light.

• Hardness 
• Luster
• Color
• Streak

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which layer is OLDER? Fault E or Intrusion D?

• Fault E

• Intrusion D

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which layer is OLDER? Intrusion M or Layer D?

• Intrusion M

• Layer D

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4