Relative Dating/Sequencing

Relative Dating/Sequencing

9th - 12th Grade

20 Qs

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Relative Dating/Sequencing

Relative Dating/Sequencing

Assessment

Quiz

Science

9th - 12th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS1-4, MS-LS4-1, HS-ESS1-6

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

States that younger rocks lie above older rocks if the layers have not been disturbed

Law of crosscutting
Law of superposition
Relative Dating
Unconformity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the law of crosscutting explain the age of a fault?

The fault is younger than the rocks above it.
The fault is younger than the rocks it cuts through.
The fault is older than the rocks above it.
The fault is older than the rocks it cuts through.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Relative dating of rock layers tells us that the deeper we dig, _______.

the younger the rocks get

the softer the rocks get

the harder the rocks get

the older the rocks get

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found 

At the top of the rock layers
Near the bottom of the rock layers
In the middle of the rock layers
Somewhat near the surface

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which of the following is the oldest?

Layer L
Intrusion D
Intrusion H
Layer E

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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

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