Absolute and Relative Dating

Absolute and Relative Dating

6th - 8th Grade

61 Qs

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Absolute and Relative Dating

Absolute and Relative Dating

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Quiz

Science

6th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS1-4, MS-LS4-1, HS-PS1-8

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 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.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?

F

B

E

A

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Length of time for half the atoms of an isotope to decay

Isotope

Half-Life

Radiometric Dating

Absolute Dating

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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

relative time (dating)

absolute time (dating)

half-lives

time of day

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?

A
B
C

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Radiometric dating is possible because the rates of decay of radioactive isotopes _____.

change over time
change from place to place
are constant
vary widely

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

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