Fossil Dating

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10th Grade
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Naomi Mynard
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The use of a fossil found in a rock to indicate the age of this rock is known as:
Relative Dating
Correlation
Radiometric Dating
Absolute Dating
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is not a quality of an index fossil?
Distinctive
Abundant with wide geological distribution
Limited live existence
Contains no hard parts
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the Principle of Fossil Succession (Superposition)?
New strata are always deposited on top of existing strata
Layers of sediment initially extend laterally in all directions and will be the same age over a valley
The geologic feature which cuts another is the younger of the two features
Any rock fragments that are included in rock must be older than the rock in which they are included
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many years is Carbon Dating restricted?
50 thousand years
5 million years
5730 years
10 thousand years
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the Principle of Lateral Continuity?
New strata are always deposited on top of existing strata
Layers of sediment initially extend laterally in all directions and will be the same age over a valley
The geologic feature which cuts another is the younger of the two features
Any rock fragments that are included in rock must be older than the rock in which they are included
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is Radiometric Dating?
Arrangement of geological events and rocks left behind in a sequence
Materials found on the rock surface that indicate its age
Observation of strata to comparatively determine their age
Technique used to numerically determine the approximate age of fossils or rocks
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the Principle of Cross-Cutting Relationships?
New strata are always deposited on top of existing strata
Layers of sediment initially extend laterally in all directions and will be the same age over a valley
The geologic feature which cuts another is the younger of the two features
Any rock fragments that are included in rock must be older than the rock in which they are included
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
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