Relative or Absolute Fossil Dating

Which of the following fossils make the best index fossil?

• Beetle

• Flower

• Frog

• Fish

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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

Uses radioactive elements near the fossils to determine the actual age of the fossils.

• Relative Dating

• Absolute Dating

Which of the following is the oldest?

• Layer L

• Intrusion D

• Intrusion H

• Layer E

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which layer is OLDER? Fault E or Intrusion D?

• Fault E

• Intrusion D

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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

Any method of determining whether an event or object is older or younger than other events or objects.

• Absolute Dating

• Radiometric Dating

• Relative Dating

• Prehistoric Dating

The trace or remains of an organism that lived long ago, most commonly preserved in sedimentary rock.

• Climate

• Ice Core

• Fossil Record

• Fossil

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which method uses the decay of radioactive isotopes to determine the age of a fossil?

• Relative Dating

• Absolute Dating

• Stratigraphy

• Paleontology

What is the primary difference between relative and absolute fossil dating?

• Relative dating provides a specific age, while absolute dating does not

• Absolute dating provides a specific age, while relative dating does not

• Both provide specific ages

• Neither provides specific ages