Relative vs Absolute Dating

Which of the following is the oldest?

• Layer L

• Intrusion D

• Intrusion H

• Layer E

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Scientists use radiometric dating (radioactive decay) to measure...

• relative time (dating)

• absolute time (dating)

• half-lives

• time of day

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

The law of superposition is used

• Absolute Age

• Relative Age

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Four fossils were discovered and identified according to the rock layer each was found in.

• Absolute Age

• Relative Age

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Index fossils are used

• Absolute Age

• Relative Age

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The position is used

• Absolute Age

• Relative Age

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Layer U is younger than layer Z

• Absolute age

• Relative age

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which dating method uses the decay of radioactive isotopes to determine the age of a rock?

• Relative Dating

• Absolute Dating

• Stratigraphy

• Biostratigraphy

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

What principle states that in undisturbed rock layers, the oldest layer is at the bottom and the youngest is at the top?

• Principle of Original Horizontality

• Principle of Cross-Cutting Relationships

• Law of Superposition

• Principle of Faunal Succession

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which dating method would be used to determine the age of a fossil by comparing it to other fossils in different layers?

• Absolute Dating

• Radiometric Dating

• Relative Dating

• Carbon Dating