Relative Dating and Absolute Dating

Relative Dating and Absolute Dating

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Science, Geography

7th - 12th Grade

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1.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

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

20 sec

1 pt

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

20 sec

1 pt

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

20 sec

1 pt

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

20 sec

1 pt

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Use the picture below to answer: Which rock layer is the oldest?

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