What happens to the amounts of parent and daughter isotopes as radioactive decay occurs?

The parent isotope decreases, and the daughter isotope increases

The parent isotope increases, and the daughter isotope decreases

Both parent and daughter isotopes remain constant

Both parent and daughter isotopes decrease over time

What are the relative ages of the features in order from oldest to youngest?

Limestone, Siltstone, Fault, Basalt

Limestone, Basalt, Fault, Siltstone

Siltstone, Fault, Basalt, Limestone

Limestone, Fault, Basalt, Siltstone

Older layers of rock are found below younger layers

Layers of sediment are originally deposited flat and horizontal

Rock layers extend outward until something stops them

A fault or intrusion is younger than the layers it cuts through

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is relative dating?

A. A method used to determine the absolute age of a fossil in years

B. A technique that determines the order of events or objects without exact dates

C. The comparison of DNA sequences in fossils

D. A process used to measure the radioactive decay of isotopes

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is radioactive decay?

A. The breakdown of rocks due to weathering

B. The process by which unstable atomic nuclei lose energy over time

C. The layering of sediment over time

D. The formation of fossils in sedimentary rock

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which dating method provides the actual age of a rock or fossil in years?

A. Relative Dating

B. Superposition

C. Absolute Dating

D. Fossil Succession

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an unconformity in the geologic record?

A. A continuous layer of unbroken rock

B. A place where new rock layers meet older, eroded rock layers which creates a gap in time

C. A type of fossil with no known age

D. A layer of igneous rock within sedimentary layers

Which of the following best describes an index fossil?

A. A fossil found deep underground

B. A fossil that appears randomly in the rock record

C. A fossil known to have lived in a specific time period, used to date rock layers

D. A fossil of a living species

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is the oldest?

Layer L

Intrusion D

Intrusion H

Layer E

Letter "F" is a....

inclusion

intrusion

fault

unconformity

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Relative and Absolute Dating

What is relative dating?

What is radioactive decay?

Which dating method provides the actual age of a rock or fossil in years?

What is an unconformity in the geologic record?

Which of the following best describes an index fossil?

Which of the following is the oldest?

Letter "F" is a....

What is the most recent event?

Which layer is OLDER?

What is the oldest feature?

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