Relative Age/Index Fossil Practice Quiz

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

• F
• E
• B
• A

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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

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The fossil record shows that horseshoe crabs have existed with very little change for about 1 billion years. Would horseshoe crabs be useful as an index fossil?

• Yes, because they were around for a very long time

• No, because horseshoe crabs can never be used as index fossils

• No, because they were around for TOO LARGE of an amount of time

• Yes, because horseshoe crabs can always be used as index fossils

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Which layer is OLDER? Layer E or Intrusion A?

• Layer E

• Intrusion A

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What THREE(3) geologic principles(or laws) is best displayed here?

• Superposition

• Original horizontality

• Cross-cutting relationships

• Unconformities

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A break in the geologic record that is made when rock layers are eroded over a long period of time

• Law of Superposition
• Law of Crosscutting
• Relative Dating
• Unconformity

Traces or remains of organisms that lived long ago

• Fossil
• Unconformity
• Superposition
• Column

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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.

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Analyze the seashell found in the white layer.  Which statement is true of the rock layer that contains this fossil?

• It could also contain a fossil from the bottom layer.
• It is older than the layers below it.
• It is younger than the layers above it.
• It is older than the layers above it.

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Which animal is the youngest in site 1?

• bird
• ammonite 
• shell

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