Dating Methods Quiz

Dating Methods Quiz

12th Grade

15 Qs

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Dating Methods Quiz

Dating Methods Quiz

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the Principle of Superposition?

Layers are deposited randomly.

Younger layers are on top of older layers.

Older layers are on top of younger layers.

Layers are deposited vertically.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which dating method uses the decay of carbon-14?

Potassium-argon dating

Uranium series dating

Radiocarbon dating

Fission track dating

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the half-life of carbon-14?

75,000 years

5730 years

1.3 billion years

245,000 years

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which principle states that sedimentary rock layers are originally continuous?

Principle of Lateral Continuity

Principle of Original Horizontality

Principle of Cross Cutting Relationships

Principle of Superposition

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main focus of tephrochronology?

Dating volcanic eruptions

Dating organic materials

Dating sedimentary layers

Dating magnetic reversals

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which dating method is useful for materials that are crystalline?

Uranium series dating

Thermoluminescence

Radiocarbon dating

Potassium-argon dating

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main element used in potassium-argon dating?

Thorium

Potassium

Uranium

Carbon

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