Dating Rock Layers & Fossils | 1.4K plays

1.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

The statement that the oldest layer will be at the bottom in an undisturbed sequence of rock layers is called the Principle of ....

Inclusions

Unconformities

Cross-Cutting Relationships

Superposition

2.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

The Principle of Cross-Cutting Relationships states that an igneous intrusion is

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

3.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Relative age dating is used to determine the...

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

4.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Older rocks contained within newer rocks are called...

intrusions

inclusions

fossils

faults

5.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Which of the following correctly lists the layers in order from oldest to youngest?

A, B, C, D, E

E, B, C, D, A

E, D, C, B, A

C, B, A, D, E

6.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

How old is the Earth?

4.6 billion years

1.4 billion years

4.6 million years

6000 years

7.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

What is the oldest layer in the outcrop?

B

C

D

E

8.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What is the youngest layer in the outcrop?

A

B

C

D

9.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

The rock formation labeled "P" is a(n)...

fault

intrusion

inclusion

unconformity

10.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Letter "F" is a....

inclusion

intrusion

fault

unconformity

11.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Letter "A" is an....

inclusion

intrusion

fault

unconformity

12.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Traces or remains of organisms that lived long ago

Fossil

Unconformity

Superposition

Column

13.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

How does the law of crosscutting explain the age of a fault?

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.

14.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What are the relative ages of the features in order from oldest to youngest?

Limestone, Basalt, Fault, Siltstone

Siltstone, Fault, Basalt, Limestone

Limestone, Fault, Basalt, Siltstone

Limestone, Siltstone, Fault, Basalt

15.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

The Geologic Time Scale is a record of what?

old geologists

sweet geology music

the known history of rocks and fossils

a list of every living thing ever

16.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

How does sedimentary rock usually form?

Vertically

Diagonally

Folding

Horizontally

17.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The numerical age, in years, of any object.

absolute age

relative age

space age

old age

18.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

In which kind of rock do we usually find a fossil?

sedimentary rock

metamorphic rock

igneous rock

19.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The diagram shows fossils in different rock layers. Which of these statements about the age of these fossils is most likely correct?

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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