Methods of Determining Age and Deformation

Which of the following is NOT a type of method in determining a rock’s age?

• Relative

• Absolute

• Radioactive

What type of dating method determines the actual and absolute age of the rock?

• Relative Dating

• Romantic Dating

• Absolute Dating

• Radioactive Dating

Which of the following are methods of relative dating?

• Cross Dating

• Statigraphy

• Radiometrics

• Luminescence

Which of the following is NOT an absolute dating method?

• Radiometric Dating

• Luminescence Dating

• Radioactive Dating

• Dedchronology

What refers to the process which affects the shape, size, or volume of an area?

• Weathering

• Deformation

• Soil Erosion

Which of the following is NOT a type of deformation?

• Elastic Deformation

• Ductile Deformation

• Brittle Deformation

• Chemical Deformation

True or False: Temperature and pressure affect the deformation and type of deformation a rock may experience.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Fill in the blanks:

Ductile deformation could be a result of ___ temperature and ___ pressure.

• low, low

• high, high

• low, high

• high, low

What type of stress causes the rock to expand and the crust is being pulled in opposite directions?

• Tensional Stress

• Compression Stress

• Migraine

This happens when two plates move completely parrallel to each other.

• Compression Stress

• Tensional Stress

• Shear Stress