Relative Dating Quizizz

Relative Dating Quizizz

7th Grade

25 Qs

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Relative Dating Quizizz

Relative Dating Quizizz

Assessment

Quiz

Science

7th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS1-4, MS-ESS2-2, MS-LS4-1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Michelle Rivera

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25 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

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What can be used to determine the relative ages of rock layers?

living animals

living plants

minerals

fossils

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

The bottom layer is listed as the oldest. The top layer is listed as the youngest. What is this called?
mineral content
radioactive decay 
the law of superposition 
the principle of unconformity 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

States that younger rocks lie above older rocks if the layers have not been disturbed
Law of crosscutting
Law of superposition
Relative Dating
Unconformity

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

How does the law of crosscutting explain the age of a fault?
The fault is younger than the rocks above it.
The fault is younger than the rocks it cuts through.
The fault is older than the rocks above it.
The fault is older than the rocks it cuts through.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

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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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

Used to determine whether an object is older or younger than other objects
Superposition
Relative Dating
Fossil
Unconformity

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

How does sedimentary rock usually form?
Vertically
Diagonally
Folding
Horizontally

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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