Chapter 12 - Geologic Time
Authored by Charles Martinez
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12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Use the diagram and relative dating to determine what is the oldest layer.
The bottom layer will contain the oldest fossils
The top layer will contain the oldest fossils
It is impossible to tell which layer contains the oldest fossils with out absolute dating
Layer A and C contain fossils from the same period
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The attached image shows the Grand Canyon. The Unkar Group shows an areas where there may have been some folding and faulting. Choose the best answer to explain what impact this may have on dating the fossils in this layer.
This may cause items dated in this layer to be incorrectly dated if the scientist only uses relative dating.
Scientists must take into consideration the folding and faulting that is happening in this image when dating the layers.
The most accurate way to date this layer of rock would be to use absolute dating.
The most accurate way to date the fossils would be to use the Law of Superposition
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does carbon-14 decay into?
Nitrogen
Lead
Uranium
Cobalt
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an index fossil?
brachiopods
tyrannosaurus rex
coprolites
trilobites
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
___________ states that the earth has changed gradually over long periods of time.
uniformitarianism
catrastorphism
superposition
disconformities
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
___________ is the idea that the earth changes very rapidly over short periods of time.
uniformitarianism
catrastorphism
superposition
disconformities
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Most fossils are found in __________ rock layers
metamorphic
sedimentary
igneous
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