Earth Science Quiz

What type of dating gives you a more exact age?

• Relative dating

• Absolute dating AKA radiometric dating

• Approximate dating

• Stratigraphy

What type of rock is formed when sediment is pressed down between layers?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Basalt

What type of boundary helps form mountains or subduction zones?

• Divergent boundary

• Convergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• None of the above

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In which boundary do tectonic plates pull away from each other?

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Subduction zone

What type of fossil helps determine the relative age of rock layers?

• Petrified fossils

• Molds and casts

• Trace fossils

• Index fossils

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What gas is sometimes present in ice cores that can tell us about Earth's past climate? Choose 2 answers!

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

• Methane

• Carbon dioxide

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What evidence do we have to support that Pangaea existed?

• Fossil records

• Rock formations

• Climate evidence

• Fit of the continents

• All of the above

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What does the Law of Superposition state?

• The top rock layer is the youngest and the bottom rock layer is the oldest.

• The bottom rock layer is the youngest and the top rock layer is the oldest.

• All rock layers are of the same age.

• The age of rock layers cannot be determined.

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Why is a trilobite a good index fossil?

• Because they were widespread but only lived during a short geological time period

• Because they are the largest fossils found

• Because they can be found in every type of environment

• Because they lived for a very long geological time period

Which is older: a fault or the layers it cuts through?

• The fault

• The layers it cuts through

• Both are the same age

• Cannot be determined

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