Relative Age vs Absolute Age
Authored by Lisa Thompson
Science
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Layer U is younger than layer Z
Absolute age
Relative age
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The fish is younger than the fern fossil but older than the bone fossil.
Absolute Age
Relative Age
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Different rock layers can b concluded to be the same relative age if they contain the same index fossil.
Absolute age
Relative age
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The estimated age is wanted
Absolute age
Relative age
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Using Carbon-14 the fish fossil is 10,000 years old
Absolute age
Relative Age
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Layer X was found to be 150,000 years old
Absolute Age
Relative Age
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How does absolute age differ from relative age?
only absolute dating indicates which rock is older than another
only absolute dating finds the age in years
only relative dating finds the age in years
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
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