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Which type of dating method can be used on rock layers by applying the Law of Superposition?

• relative dating
• absolute dating
• radioactive dating
• radiometric dating

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

• A
• B
• C

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Which of the following correctly lists the layers in order from oldest to youngest?

• A, B, C, D, E
• E, B, C, D, A
• E, D, C, B, A
• C, B, A, D, E

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Which fossil is relatively the oldest?

• Trilobite
• Ammonite
• Crinoid
• Gastropod

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Time on earth from the most recent to the oldest, in order, are . . .

• Precambrian Time, Paleozoic Era, Mesozoic Era, and Cenozoic Era

• Cenozoic Era, Paleozoic Era, Mesozoic Era, and Precambrian Time

• Cretaceous Period, Jurassic Period, Cambrian Period, and Tertiary Period

• Cenozoic Era, Mesozoic Era, Paleozoic Era, and Precambrian Time

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Relative Dating dates rocks __________
Absolute Dating dates rocks __________

• exact age; sequence
• sequence; exact age
• exact age; parent isotopes
• Laws; Isotopes

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How long ago was our solar system formed?

• 10 million years ago

• 4.6 million years ago

• 4.6 billion years ago

• 2 billion years ago

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Put these layers in order

• ABCDEF

• EDFCBA

• EDCBFA

• EDCBAF

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Which of the following is the oldest?

• Layer L
• Intrusion D
• Intrusion H
• Layer E

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If we want to figure out the age of layers from two different locations what would be the best way to do so?

• We can compare the fossils found in the layers of one location to the fossils in the other location

• We can use the law of superposition to figure out the rate of layer formation

• Radioactive dating to compare the age of the rocks in the layers

• Compare the number of layers in each location

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