Analyzing the Rock and Fossil Records Quiz

What does the principle of original horizontality state about rock-forming materials?

• They are deposited in vertical layers.

• They are deposited in horizontal layers.

• They are deposited in circular layers.

• They are deposited in random layers.

What are the remains of living plants or animals called?

• Sediments

• Fossils

• Minerals

• Crystals

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is relative dating used for in geology?

• To find the exact age of rocks

• To determine the position of rocks in a sequence

• To identify the mineral content of rocks

• To measure the size of rocks

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

According to the principle of superposition, where are the oldest rocks found in an undisturbed sequence?

• At the top of the sequence

• In the middle of the sequence

• At the bottom of the sequence

• Scattered throughout the sequence

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What is the correct order of rock layers from bottom to top in a rock profile of igneous rock?

• Shale, Limestone, Mudstone

• Limestone, Mudstone, Shale

• Mudstone, Limestone, Shale

• Shale, Mudstone, Limestone

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The principle of superposition can be used to determine the relative age of rock layers. According to this principle, in a sequence of undisturbed sedimentary rock layers, the oldest layers are found at the ____, and the youngest layers are found at the ____.

• top; bottom

• bottom; top

• middle; top

• top; middle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Relative age is the age of rocks and geologic features compared to other rocks and features nearby. What does this mean?

• It tells you the exact age of a rock.

• It compares the age of one rock layer to the age of another nearby rock layer.

• It tells you how old the Earth is.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

True or False

Absolute age means the actual age of the events

• True

• False

True or False

Relative Age means the actual age of the events

• True

• False

According to this Principle, geologic processes that occur today are similar to those that have occurred in the past.

• Uniformitarianism

• Superposition

• Original Horizontality

• Lateral Continuity

• Cross-Cutting Relationships