Relative Dating and Absolute Dating
Assessment
•
MarjTV TeachChem
•
Science, Geography
•
7th - 12th Grade
•
27 plays
•
Medium
Improve your activity
Higher order questions
Match
•
Reorder
•
Categorization
.svg)
actions
Add similar questions
Add answer explanations
Translate quiz
Tag questions with standards
More options
5 questions
Show answers
1.
Multiple Choice
Which type of dating method can be used on rock layers by applying the Law of Superposition?
relative dating
absolute dating
radioactive dating
radiometric dating
2.
Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT true about Absolute Dating?
It is a quantitative method of dating.
It uses simple principles to recognize the relative ages of rocks.
It is used to give rocks an actual date, or date range, in number of years.
It uses radiometric method by radioactive decay: concept of Isotopes and concepts of half- life.
3.
Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT true about Relative Dating?
quantitative method of dating
principles to recognize the relative ages of rocks
used to arrange geological events and the rocks they leave behind in sequence
used stratigraphy method (oldest found at the bottom and youngest at the top)
4.
Multiple Choice
The absolute age of an igneous rock can best be determined by ___________
examining the rock’s relative position in a rock outcrop
examining the environment in which the rock is found.
comparing the size of crystals in the upper and lower parts of the rock
comparing the amount of decayed and undecayed radioactive isotopes
5.
Multiple Choice
Use the picture below to answer: Which rock layer is the oldest?
1
2
3
4
Explore this activity with a free account
Find a similar activity
Create activity tailored to your needs using
Endogenic Processes
•
11th Grade
Quiz on the Branches of Geology
•
University
Metamorphism Review Quiz
•
11th Grade
Geologic Time
•
6th - 9th Grade
Rock Cycle Review
•
6th Grade
Rocks and Rock Cycle
•
4th - 5th Grade
Metamorphism
•
11th - 12th Grade
Metamorphism
•
11th Grade