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Earth Science Quiz 8.1-8.2: Relative and Absolute Age (of Rocks)
Authored by Carolyn Bauer
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9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
If a rock has a fault in it, the fault must be OLDER than the rock
True
False
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
2.
REORDER QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Put the letters in the correct order from OLDEST to NEWEST (most recent).
A
C
D
B
E
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
3.
CATEGORIZE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Place the examples in the correct category.
Groups:
(a) Relative Date
,
(b) Absolute Date
Mr. Prior is older than Ms. Bass
The Super Nintendo is 33 years old.
Rock B is younger than Rock A
This rock is 415 million years old.
My dog is 8 years old.
My dog is older than my cat
The Super Nintendo is older than the Switch
The bicycle is 3 years old.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A gap in the geologic record is known as a(n)_______________.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to the law of __________, in horizontal sedimentary rock layers the oldest layer is at the bottom and the youngest layer is at the top.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The number of years that have passed since the rock formed is the rock's
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Earth elements decay and change into another element in a process called_____________.
radiation
isotope
radioactive decay
half-life
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