Earth's Materials and Geologic Time Quiz

What is the process of pressing sediments together, usually at the bottom of a lake or ocean?

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Compaction

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The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called

• Weathering

• Erosion

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Energy flow for an ecosystem starts with...

• Sun

• Moon

• Neither

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The Law of Superposition helps scientists to determine what?

• The absolute age of rock layers

• The age of fossils

• The relative age of rock layers

• the super powers of rocks

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Scientific study of rock layers

• Archeology

• Stratigraphy

• Paleontology

• Geology

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T/F: Geologists use radiometric dating to find the absolute age of rocks

• True

• False

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Which layer choice listed below is the oldest?

• B

• A

• E

• C

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Energy created by the Earth's heat.

(Remember, heat energy is also called ______)

• Biomass

• Solar

• Geothermal

• Wind

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Correctly sequence the layers of rocks oldest to youngest

• C,D,E,A,B

• C,E,D,A,B

• C,E,D,B,A

• A,C,E,DB

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Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?

• F

• E

• B

• A

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