Relative Dating Vocabulary

What is the preserved remains or traces of an organism from the past called?

• Fossil
• Absolute Dating
• Relative Dating
• Geologic Time Scale

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which dating method provides an estimate of the age of a fossil or rock based on its position in the geologic record?

• Fossil
• Relative Dating
• Absolute Dating
• Geologic Time Scale

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What is a layer of rock in a sequence of strata called?

• Rock Strata
• Relative Dating
• Geologic Time Scale
• Absolute Dating

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What type of rock is formed from the cementation and compaction of sediment?

• Sedimentary Rock
• Relative Dating
• Absolute Dating
• Geologic Time Scale

Which law states that a rock layer or feature that cuts across another rock layer is younger than the rock layer it cuts through?

• Law of Cross Cutting Relationships
• Relative Dating
• Absolute Dating
• Geologic Time Scale

What is a fossil that is used to define and identify a particular time period called?

• Relative Dating
• Absolute Dating
• Index Fossil
• Geologic Time Scale

Which dating method determines the actual age of a fossil or rock?

• Geologic Time Scale
• Relative Dating
• Absolute Dating
• Fossil

What is the term for the division of Earth's history into different time periods?

• Absolute Dating
• Fossil
• Geologic Time Scale
• Relative Dating

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which law states that in a sequence of undisturbed sedimentary rocks, the oldest rocks are at the bottom and the youngest rocks are at the top?

• Relative Dating
• Absolute Dating
• Geologic Time Scale
• Law of Superposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4