Absolute and Relative Dating and Geologic Time

Absolute age is defined as:

• The age of rock determined by radioactive dating.

• The age of rock based on living animals.

• The age of rock based on its location.

• The age of rock determined by relative dating

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

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

According to the law of __________, in undisturbed, horizontal sedimentary rock layers the top is the oldest layer is at the bottom and the youngest layer is at the top.

• Superposition

• Index Fossil

• Alfred Wegener

• Geologic Records

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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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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which rock layer or geological feature is the youngest?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

How old do Scientists believe the Earth is?

• 2017 years old

• 3.5 billion years old

• 4.6 billion years old

• 4.6 million years old

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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

• F
• E
• B
• A

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Trilobites are good index fossils because.... (pick the best answer).

• abundant, large
• abundant, widespread geographically, and only lived a short time
• only lived for a short time period
• were large
  carbonized

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Letter "F" is a....

• inclusion
• intrusion
• fault
• unconformity 

The amount of time it takes for 50% of the remaining radioactive material to decay into stable material is called:

• radiocarbon dating
• radioactive decay
• half-life
• successive decay time

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8