Dating Rock Layers & Fossils
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19 Questions
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Question 1
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120 seconds
Q. The statement that the oldest layer will be at the bottom in an undisturbed sequence of rock layers is called the Principle of ....
answer choices
Inclusions
Unconformities
Cross-Cutting Relationships
Superposition
Question 2
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120 seconds
Q. The Principle of Cross-Cutting Relationships states that an igneous intrusion is
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always younger than the layers it cuts across
always older than the layers it cuts across
the same age as the rock it melted
none of the answers are correct
Question 3
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120 seconds
Q. Relative age dating is used to determine the...
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actual age of an event
length of time between two events
age of one event in comparison with other events
rate at which a gologic process occurs
Question 4
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120 seconds
Q. Older rocks contained within newer rocks are called...
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intrusions
inclusions
fossils
faults
Question 5
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120 seconds
Q. Which of the following correctly lists the layers in order from oldest to youngest?
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A, B, C, D, E
E, B, C, D, A
E, D, C, B, A
C, B, A, D, E
Question 6
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120 seconds
Q. How old is the Earth?
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4.6 billion years
1.4 billion years
4.6 million years
6000 years
Question 7
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120 seconds
Q. What is the oldest layer in the outcrop?
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B
C
D
E
Question 8
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120 seconds
Q. What is the youngest layer in the outcrop?
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A
B
C
D
Question 9
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120 seconds
Q. The rock formation labeled "P" is a(n)...
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fault
intrusion
inclusion
unconformity
Question 10
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120 seconds
Q. Letter "F" is a....
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inclusion
intrusion
fault
unconformity
Question 11
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120 seconds
Q. Letter "A" is an....
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inclusion
intrusion
fault
unconformity
Question 12
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180 seconds
Q. Traces or remains of organisms that lived long ago
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Fossil
Unconformity
Superposition
Column
Question 13
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180 seconds
Q. How does the law of crosscutting explain the age of a fault?
answer choices
The fault is younger than the rocks above it.
The fault is younger than the rocks it cuts through.
The fault is older than the rocks above it.
The fault is older than the rocks it cuts through.
Question 14
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180 seconds
Q. What are the relative ages of the features in order from oldest to youngest?
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Limestone, Basalt, Fault, Siltstone
Siltstone, Fault, Basalt, Limestone
Limestone, Fault, Basalt, Siltstone
Limestone, Siltstone, Fault, Basalt
Question 15
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180 seconds
Q. The Geologic Time Scale is a record of what?
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old geologists
sweet geology music
the known history of rocks and fossils
a list of every living thing ever
Question 16
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180 seconds
Q. How does sedimentary rock usually form?
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Vertically
Diagonally
Folding
Horizontally
Question 17
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30 seconds
Q.
The numerical age, in years, of any object.
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absolute age
relative age
space age
old age
Question 18
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20 seconds
Q. In which kind of rock do we usually find a fossil?
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sedimentary rock
metamorphic rock
igneous rock
Question 19
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60 seconds
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The diagram shows fossils in different rock layers. Which of these statements about the age of these fossils is most likely correct?
answer choices
Fossil A and C are the same age
Fossil B is older than fossil C
Fossils A is older than fossil B
Fossil D is older than fossil C
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