Relative Age of Rocks

Scientific law that states in horizontal sedimentary rock, the oldest layers are at the bottom

• intrusion

• fault

• index fossil

• superposition

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The diagram shows a cross section of rocks beside a highway. 
Which rock type is the oldest?

• rock type 1
• rock type 2
• rock type 3
• rock type 4

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Based on the Law of Superposition, what can be concluded about fossils?

• fossils give clues about past climate patterns
• Fossils form from the hard parts of organisms
• The oldest fossils are found in the lowest rock layers
• The most recent fossils were advanced organisms

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

• absolute age
• geologic age
• sedimentary age
• relative age

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Which is older, A or D?

• A
• D

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To be considered an index fossil, it had to have lived for a relatively short period of time.

• True
• False

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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

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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

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List the layers from YOUNGEST to OLDEST

• B-F-A-C-G-E-I-D-H

• G-C-A-F-V-H-D-I-E

• E-H-I-D-B-C-G-A-F

• E-I-D-H-B-F-A-C-G

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List these layers from YOUNGEST to OLDEST

• F-B-K-N-A-J-D-M-H-C-L-G-E

• F-H-B-K-E-G-L-C-N-M-D-J-A

• E-G-L-C-H-M-D-J-A-N-K-B-F

• F-M-H-C-L-G-E-B-K-N-A-J

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