Relative Dating

Which of the following orders the rock layers accurately from oldest to youngest?

• 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

• 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

• 2, 3, 4, 5, 1

• 1, 2, 3, 5, 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which fossil is relatively the oldest?

• Trilobite
• Ammonite
• Crinoid
• Gastropod

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

_{Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?}

• F
• E
• B
• A

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?

• A
• B
• C

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which of the following offers a possible list of the layers in order from oldest to youngest?

• A, B, C, D, E

• E, C, B, D, A

• E, D, C, B, A

• C, B, A, D, E

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

According to the law of superposition, which layer is the oldest?

• A
• B
• C

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Put the layers in order from oldest to youngest.

• a, b, c, d, e
• b, c, d, a, e
• b, c, d, e, a 
• e, d, c, b, a

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which layer is oldest?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which layer is the youngest?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which of the following is an example of relative age?

• You are older than your sibling

• You are 14 and your sibling is 12