Absolute

Absolute

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
HS-PS1-8, HS-ESS1-5, HS-ESS1-6

+3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

_______________is the method of determining the absolute ages of rocks.

radiometric dating

relative dating

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Scientists use radiometric dating (radioactive decay) to measure...

relative time (dating)

absolute time (dating)

half-lives

time of day

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Absolute age is defined as:

The age of rock determined by radiometric 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.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

By saying "my dad is 48 and I am 13", it would be...

relative dating (time)

absolute dating (time)

law of superposition

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the method of determining the absolute ages of rocks?

Radiometric dating

Relative dating

Fossil correlation

Stratigraphy

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Scientists use radiometric dating to measure...

Relative time (dating)

Absolute time (dating)

Half-lives

Time of day

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Absolute age is defined as:

The age of rock determined by radiometric 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.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

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