Quiz about Geologic Laws/Relative Dating

Question 1

What is relative dating?

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An estimate of a time period or age

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An exact time period with dates

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When a mass extinction occurred

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The age of Dinosaurs

Question 2

If an igneous intrusion or fault cuts through existing rock layers, the intrusion/fault is:

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Younger

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Older

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The same age

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None of the above

Question 3

Which of the following laws applies when a rock cuts through pre-existing layers?

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Law of Cross-Cutting Relationships

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Law of Original Horizontality

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Correlation

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Fossilization

Question 4

Gaps or missing layers in the rock record often formed by erosion are called:

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Unconformities

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Superpositions

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Carbon films

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Relative ages

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Law of superposition

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Law of crosscutting

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Relative Dating

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Unconformity

Question 6

A break in the geologic record that is made when rock layers are eroded over a long period of time

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Unconformity

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Law of Superposition

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Law of Crosscutting

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Relative Dating

Question 7

Which of the following is the oldest?

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Layer E

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Layer L

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Intrusion D

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Intrusion H

Question 8

Letter "F" is a....

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fault

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inclusion

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intrusion

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unconformity

Question 9

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

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intrusion

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fault

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inclusion

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unconformity

Question 10

What is the most recent event?

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C

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E

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B

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D

Question 11

What rock in the Oldest?

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Conglomerate

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Shale

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Breccia

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Sandstone

Question 12

What is the last event to happen?

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Faulting

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Deposition of Breccia

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Igneous Intrusion

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Deposition of Limestone

Question 13

What is the most recent event to happen?

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C

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A

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B

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D

Question 14

Analyze the seashell found in the white layer.  Which statement is true of the rock layer that contains this fossil?

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It is older than the layers above it.

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It could also contain a fossil from the bottom layer.

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It is older than the layers below it.

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It is younger than the layers above it.

Question 15

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

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Limestone, Siltstone, Fault, Basalt

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Limestone, Basalt, Fault, Siltstone

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Siltstone, Fault, Basalt, Limestone

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Limestone, Fault, Basalt, Siltstone

Question 16

Relative dating of rock layers tells us that the deeper we dig, _______.

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the older the rocks get

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the younger the rocks get

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the smellier the rocks get

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the harder the rocks get

Question 17

The Law of Superposition helps scientists to determine what?

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The relative age of rock layers

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The absolute age of rock layers

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The age of fossils

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the super powers of rocks

Question 18

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

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A

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F

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E

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B

Question 19

According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?

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A

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B

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C

Question 20

According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?

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A

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B

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C

Question 21

Which layer is OLDER? Layer M or Intrusion P?

Accepted Answer

Layer M

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Intrusion P

Question 22

Which layer is OLDER? Layer E or Fault H?

Accepted Answer

Layer E

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Fault H

Question 23

Which layer is OLDER? Layer E or Intrusion A?

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Intrusion A

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Layer E

Question 24

Which layer is OLDER? Fault E or Intrusion D?

Accepted Answer

Intrusion D

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Fault E

Question 25

Which layer is OLDER? Intrusion M or Layer D?

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Layer D

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Intrusion M

Question 26

What geologic principle(or law) is best displayed here?

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Superposition

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Original horizontality

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Cross-cutting relationships

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Inclusions

Question 27

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

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Near the bottom of the rock layers

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At the top of the rock layers

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In the middle of the rock layers

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Somewhat near the surface

Question 28

According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?

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A

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B

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C

Question 29

Which of the following is the oldest?

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Layer E

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Layer L

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Intrusion D

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Intrusion H

Question 30

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

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E, B, C, D, A

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A, B, C, D, E

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E, D, C, B, A

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C, B, A, D, E

Question 31

How does sedimentary rock usually form?

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Horizontally

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Vertically

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Diagonally

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Folding

Question 32

Used to determine whether an object is older or younger than other objects

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Relative Dating

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Superposition

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Fossil

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Unconformity

Question 33

In which type of rock are most fossils found?

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sedimentary

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igneous

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volcanic

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metamorphic

Question 34

Rocks
formed when magma or lava cools and hardens

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Igneous
Rocks

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Metamorphic
Rocks

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Sedimentary
Rocks

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Minerals

Question 35

The age of a rock compared to the ages of other rocks is the rock's

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relative age

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absolute age

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geologic age

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sedimentary age

Question 36

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

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E, B, C, D, A

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A, B, C, D, E

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E, D, C, B, A

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C, B, A, D, E

Question 37

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

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A

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F

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E

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B

Question 38

Which is correct from oldest to youngest?

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E, C, B, D, A

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A, B, D, C, E

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A, B, C, D, E

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A, E, D, C, B

Question 39

Which is correct from OLDEST to YOUNGEST?

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N, A, T, G, J, S

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N, T, G, J, S, A

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S, J, G, T, A, N

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N, A, T, S, J, G

Question 40

Which statement is correct?

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All are correct.

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J is youngest; A is oldest.

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L and M are faults.

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A happened first, then C then G, then P then fault. L.

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None of these are correct.

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