Relative Aging

Relative Aging

9th - 12th Grade

23 Qs

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Relative Aging

Relative Aging

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9th - 12th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found 
At the top of the rock layers
Near the bottom of the rock layers
In the middle of the rock layers
Somewhat near the surface

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Used to determine whether an object is older or younger than other objects
Superposition
Relative Dating
Fossil
Unconformity

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

A break in the geologic record that is made when rock layers are eroded over a long period of time
Law of Superposition
Law of Crosscutting
Relative Dating
Unconformity

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What is the law of superposition?
The age of sedimentary rock not found in the original layers.
Metamorphic rock is younger than the nearby igneous rock.
Sedimentary rock in it's original position is older than layers above it.
Metamorphic rock is older because it was deposited to nearby sedimentary rock.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

How does the law of crosscutting explain the age of a fault?
The fault is younger than the rocks above it.
The fault is younger than the rocks it cuts through.
The fault is older than the rocks above it.
The fault is older than the rocks it cuts through.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What are the relative ages of the features in order from oldest to youngest?
Limestone, Basalt, Fault, Siltstone
Siltstone, Fault, Basalt, Limestone
Limestone, Fault, Basalt, Siltstone
Limestone, Siltstone, Fault, Basalt

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Relative dating of rock layers tells us that the deeper we dig, _______.
the younger the rocks get
the smellier the rocks get
the harder the rocks get
the older the rocks get

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