Relative Age

Tells us whether a rock layer is older or younger than other rock layers you're comparing it to

• Superposition

• Relative Dating

• Fossil

• Unconformity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

States that younger rocks lie above older rocks if the layers have not been disturbed

• Law of crosscutting
• Law of superposition
• Relative Dating
• Unconformity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Intrusions or faults are younger than anything they cut through is the law of ______________

• superposition

• cross-cutting relationships

• unconformity

• faults

A break in the geologic record that is made when rock layers are missing due to erosion over a long period of time

• Law of Superposition

• Law of Crosscutting

• Relative Dating

• Unconformity

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found 

• At the top of the rock layers
• Near the bottom of the rock layers
• In the middle of the rock layers
• Somewhat near the surface

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

_{Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?}

• F
• E
• B
• A

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What is the correct order of the rock layers from oldest to youngest?

• F, E, C, B, A, D
• A, B, C, D, E, F
• F, E, D, C, B, A
• D, F, E, C, B, A

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which is older, A or D?

• A
• D

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4