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WorksheetsStratigraphy Practice
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
List from youngest to oldest
a)
ECADB
b)
CABED
c)
BADCE
d)
BDACE
2.
In this diagram, what scientific law tells us that rock layer E is older than rock layer C?
a)
Cross-cutting
b)
Superposition
c)
Inclusions
d)
Unconformities
3.
In this diagram, what scientific law tells us that rock layer C is older than rock layer A?
a)
Cross-cutting
b)
Inclusions
c)
Superposition
d)
Unconformities
4.
In the diagram, what scientific law tells us that rock layer D is older than rock layer B?
a)
Cross-cutting
b)
Inclusions
c)
Superposition
d)
Unconformities
5.
Correctly sequence the layers of rocks oldest to youngest
a)
C,E,D,A,B
b)
C,E,D,A,B
c)
C,E, D,B,A
6.
Correctly sequence the layers of rocks oldest to youngest
a)
A,D, C, B, E
b)
E, B,C D, A
c)
B,E,C, D, A
7.
Letter "F" is a....
a)
inclusion
b)
intrusion
c)
fault
d)
unconformity
8.
What is the relative age of a rock?
a)
The age determined by the things around it.
b)
The age of an igneous rock.
c)
The age determined by radioactive dating.
d)
The time it takes for 1/2 of the radioactive atoms to decay in an element.
9.
For the cross section of rock layers, put them in order from OLDEST to YOUNGEST.
a)
E, D, A, C, B
b)
D, A, C, E, B
c)
D, A, E, B, C
d)
D, E, A, B, C
10.
What process is responsible for continually wearing away the Earth's surface?
a)
Erosion
b)
Faulting
c)
Deposition
d)
Folding
11.
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
12.
The diagram shows fossils in different rock layers. Which of these statements about the age of these fossils is most likely correct?
a)
Fossil A and C are the same age
b)
Fossil B is older than fossil C
c)
Fossils A is older than fossil B
d)
Fossil D is older than fossil C
13.
What kind of event would most likely have created feature D in this rock column?
a)
An earthquake
b)
A volcanic eruption
c)
Sedimentary deposition in an ocean
d)
Weathering and erosion
14.
List from youngest to oldest
a)
BAECD
b)
DCEAB
c)
CEABD
d)
ACEDB
15.
What are the relative ages of the features in order from oldest to youngest?
a)
Limestone, Basalt, Fault, Siltstone
b)
Siltstone, Fault, Basalt, Limestone
c)
Limestone, Fault, Basalt, Siltstone
d)
Limestone, Siltstone, Fault, Basalt
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