WorksheetsGeologic Record: Absolute and Relative Dating Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Absolute age is defined as:
a)
The age of rock determined by radiometric dating.
b)
The age of rock based on living animals.
c)
The age of rock based on its location.
d)
The age of rock determined by carbon dating.
2.
The age of a rock compared to the ages of other rocks is the rock's
a)
absolute age
b)
geologic age
c)
sedimentary age
d)
relative age
3.
According to the law of __________, in horizontal sedimentary rock layers the oldest layer is at the bottom and the youngest layer is at the top.
a)
Superposition
b)
Index Fossil
c)
Alfred Wegener
d)
Geologic Records
4.
Which of the following correctly lists the layers in order from oldest to youngest?
a)
A, B, C, D, E
b)
E, B, C, D, A
c)
E, D, C, B, A
d)
C, B, A, D, E
5.
Which rock layer or intrusion is the youngest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
6.
How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?
a)
2017 years old
b)
3.5 billion years old
c)
4.6 billion years old
d)
4.6 million years old
7.
What is the term used to identify a scientist who studies fossils?
a)
Paleontologist
b)
Carbon Film
c)
Trace fossil
d)
cast
8.
Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?
a)
F
b)
E
c)
B
d)
A
9.
Trilobites are good index fossils because.... (pick the best answer).
a)
abundant, large
b)
abundant, widespread geographically, and only lived a short time
c)
only lived for a short time period
d)
were large
carbonized
carbonized
10.
Letter "F" is a....
a)
inclusion
b)
intrusion
c)
fault
d)
unconformity
11.
The amount of time it takes for 50% of the remaining radioactive material to decay into stable material is called:
a)
radiocarbon dating
b)
radioactive decay
c)
half-life
d)
successive decay time
12.
By saying: "I am older than my sister," is an example of which type of dating used in Geology:
a)
Relative Age/Dating
b)
Absolute Age/Dating
c)
Chronological Sibling Timelies
d)
Fossil Age/Dating
13.
True or False: The geologic record can help scientists to determine past environment and climate conditions.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Maybe
d)
Sometimes
14.
Which fossil would make a good index fossil?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
15.
True or False: An intrusion and fault are ALWAYS younger than the rock they cut through.
a)
True: because the rock layers must be there initially - the fault or intrusion cannot occur in nothing.
b)
False: they are always younger.
16.
The rock formation labeled "P" is a(n)...
a)
fault
b)
intrusion
c)
inclusion
d)
unconformity
17.
According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
18.
Index fossils CAN tell us the age of a rock layer.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Rock layers can be most closely correlated if they both contain the same...
a)
Shapes
b)
Elements
c)
Fossils
d)
Types of Rocks
20.
Which rock layer was formed most recently?
a)
Permian
b)
Carboniferous
c)
Silurian
d)
Cambrian
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