Relative Dating Practice

Relative Dating Practice

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Relative Dating Practice

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1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

You can tell that the oldest rocks are at the bottom of an undisturbed rock sequence by using the principle of:
uniformitarianism
original horizontality
superposition
cross-cutting relationships

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The geologic principle that states that sedimentary rocks are deposited in horizontal layers is the principle of:
uniformitarianism
original horizontality
superposition
cross-cutting relationships

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

You can tell that a fault is younger than the rock it cuts across by applying the principle of:
uniformitarianism
original horizontality
superposition
cross-cutting relationships

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The principle that states the processes occurring today have occurred since Earth formed is known as the principle of:
uniformitarianism
original horizontality
superposition
cross-cutting relationships

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the matching of outcrops from one geographic region to another called?
correlation
unconformity
superposition
uniformitarianism

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A buried erosional surface in the rock record is a(n):
correlation
unconformity
superposition
uniformitarianism

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In an undisturbed rock sequence, the youngest rock layer is located:
at the bottom of the sequence
at the top of the sequence
below the sedimentary rock layer
below the unconformity

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