WorksheetsMethods of Determining Age and Deformation
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
Which of the following is NOT a type of method in determining a rock’s age?
Relative
Absolute
Radioactive
What type of dating method determines the actual and absolute age of the rock?
Relative Dating
Romantic Dating
Absolute Dating
Radioactive Dating
Which of the following are methods of relative dating?
Cross Dating
Statigraphy
Radiometrics
Luminescence
Which of the following is NOT an absolute dating method?
Radiometric Dating
Luminescence Dating
Radioactive Dating
Dedchronology
What refers to the process which affects the shape, size, or volume of an area?
Weathering
Deformation
Soil Erosion
Which of the following is NOT a type of deformation?
Elastic Deformation
Ductile Deformation
Brittle Deformation
Chemical Deformation
True or False: Temperature and pressure affect the deformation and type of deformation a rock may experience.
TRUE
FALSE
Fill in the blanks:
Ductile deformation could be a result of ___ temperature and ___ pressure.
low, low
high, high
low, high
high, low
What type of stress causes the rock to expand and the crust is being pulled in opposite directions?
Tensional Stress
Compression Stress
Migraine
This happens when two plates move completely parrallel to each other.
Compression Stress
Tensional Stress
Shear Stress
