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Laws of Relative Rock Dating
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which layer is OLDER? Intrusion M or Layer D?
Intrusion M
Layer D
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What geologic principles (or laws) are best displayed here?
Superposition
Original horizontality
Cross-cutting relationships
Unconformities
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 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.
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The Law of Superposition helps scientists to determine what?
The absolute age of rock layers
The absolute age of fossils
The relative age of rock layers
the super powers of rocks
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following correctly lists the layers in order from oldest to youngest?
A, B, C, D, E
E, B, C, D, A
E, D, C, B, A
C, B, A, D, E
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Analyze the seashell found in the white layer. Which statement is true of the rock layer that contains this fossil?
It could also contain a fossil from the bottom layer.
It is older than the layers below it.
It is younger than the layers above it.
It is older than the layers above it.
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
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