E5-2 Relative Age Dating - Connection
Authored by Kristy Griffith
Science
9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following events happened most recently? (look at all the options!)
Deposition of Unit E, D, and C
Deposition of Unit B and A
Tilting of C, D, E, and F
Intrusion of G into F
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Analyze the seashell found in the white layer. Which statement is true of the rock layer that contains this fossil?
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The image shows layers of sedimentary rocks with fossils.
A student labels the fossils from 1 to 4. What could be true about the fossils?
Fossil 1 is younger than fossil 2.
Fossil 1 is older than fossil 4.
Fossil 3 is older than fossil 2.
Fossil 3 is younger than fossil 4.
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which event or layer is OLDER?
(look closely at all the options)
Intrusion M
Layer D
Fault J
Layer X
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The diagram shows three sedimentary rock layers and an igneous intrusion.
What is the relative age of igneous intrusion W?
Igneous intrusion W is younger than sedimentary rock layers Z and X, but its relative age to layer Y cannot be determined.
Igneous intrusion W is younger than sedimentary rock layers Y and Z but older than layer X.
Igneous intrusion W is older than sedimentary rock layers Z and X, but its relative age to layer Y cannot be determined.
Igneous intrusion W is older than sedimentary rock layers Y and X but younger than layer Z.
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
If sedimentary rock layers are tilted, they must have
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
A break in the geologic record that is made when rock layers are eroded over a long period of time
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