Stratigraphy Test

What is Relative Dating?

• When you tell the exact age in years of an object
• When you tell if something is older or younger than another thing
• When you measure the mass of an object

An index fossil must be short lived, what does that mean?

• It is in multiple layers of rock on top of each other.
• It is only in one layer
• It is in seventeen outcrops
• It is only in one outcrop

Is the shark short lived?

• Yes
• No

Is the shark an index fossil?

• Yes
• No

An index fossil must also be wide spread to be an index fossil, what does that mean?

• The fossil is in none of the soil samples
• The fossil is in all of the soil samples

Is fossil "A" widespread?

• Yes
• No

Is fossil "A" short lived?

• Yes
• No

Is fossil "A" an index fossil?

• Yes
• No

What type of rocks does the law of superposition primarily apply to?

• Metamorphic Rock
• Sedimentary Rock
• Igneous Rock
• Classic Rock

Which layer is older?

• F
• A
• B