Relative Dating

Relative Dating

6th - 8th Grade

13 Qs

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Relative Dating

Relative Dating

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The Geologic Time Scale is a record of what?

old geologists
sweet geology music
the known history of rocks and fossils
a list of every living thing ever

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?

2015 years old
3.6 billion years old
4.6 billion years old
4.6 million years old

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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The process by which running water, wind, or ice carry away bits of broken-up rock

weathering
sedimentation
erosion
cementation

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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A break in the Earth's crust 

fault 
mountain
plate
fossil 

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