Fossils and Dating Methods Quiz

What are the different mediums used to create fossils?

• Sand, mud, ice, water, lava, rock

• Soil, clay, metal, glass, wood

• Plastic, rubber, fabric, paper, stone

• Air, fire, smoke, dust, ash

What is the difference between relative dating and radioactive dating?

• Relative dating uses rock strata; radioactive dating uses fossil size

• Relative dating uses fossil color; radioactive dating uses fossil shape

• Relative dating uses rock strata; radioactive dating uses radioactive isotopes

• Relative dating uses fossil weight; radioactive dating uses fossil texture

What are fossils?

• Traces of organisms from the past

• Modern remains of plants

• Artificially created rock formations

• Newly formed rock layers

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Where are most fossils found?

• In sedimentary rock

• In igneous rock

• In metamorphic rock

• In volcanic rock

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What are the layers formed by sediment and small rock particles called?

• Strata

• Crust

• Mantle

• Core

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What is found at the bottom of rock strata?

• Oldest layers

• Newest layers

• Middle layers

• Random layers

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What is an example of preserved remains?

• Encased in amber

• Floating in water

• Buried in soil

• Exposed to air

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What is the half-life of Carbon-14?

• 5730 years

• 1000 years

• 2000 years

• 3000 years

What is the term for isotopes that decay into other isotopes over time?

• Parent isotopes

• Child isotopes

• Sibling isotopes

• Cousin isotopes

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

What is the term for the isotopes formed from decaying parent isotopes?

• Daughter isotopes

• Son isotopes

• Brother isotopes

• Sister isotopes

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8