Relative and Absolute Age

Which type of dating method can be used on rock layers by applying the Law of Superposition?

• relative dating

• absolute dating

• radioactive dating

• radiometric dating

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Which of the following is the oldest?

• Layer L

• Intrusion D

• Intrusion H

• Layer E

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According to the law of __________, in horizontal sedimentary rock layers the oldest layer is at the bottom and the youngest layer is at the top. 

• Superposition

• Index Fossil

• Alfred Wegener

• Geologic Records

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By saying: "I am older than my sister," is an example of which type of dating used in Geology:

• Relative Age/Dating

• Absolute Age/Dating

• Chronological Sibling Timelies

• Fossil Age/Dating

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

• relative time (dating)

• absolute time (dating)

• half-lives

• time of day

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Which of the following is the correct order of rock layers and events from oldest to youngest?

• E, D, A, B, C

• C, B, A, D, E

• C, B, A, E, D

• C, B, E, A, D

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Suppose the radioactive isotope you are modeling has a half-life of 713 million years. How old is the sample if 1/8 of the original isotope remains?

• 89.125 million years old

• 5,704 million years old

• 713 million years old

• 2,139 million years old

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

If the amount of Carbon-14 has decayed to 1/64th the amount of its original amount, how many half-lives have passed?

• 5

• 3

• 4

• 6

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Some fossil bones contain 1/16 of their original amount of carbon-14. How old are the bones? (Carbon-14 has a half-life of 5,730 years)

• 4 years old

• 358.125 years old

• 22,920 years old

• 409.3 years old

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What is the correct order of rock layers from oldest to youngest?

• A, B, C, D, E

• E, C, B, A, D

• E, C, B, D, A

• E, C, D, B, A

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