Chapter 29 Quiz

Which is not a type of fossil

• Trace

• Body

• Cast and Mold

• Refilled Remains

Amber is an example of which type of fossil

• Trace

• Body

• Cast and Mold

• Original Remains

The study of life that existed in prehistoric times

• Biology

• Zoology

• Paleontology

• Chronology

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which is not a principle of relative dating

• Superposition

• Porous Continuum

• Cross-Cutting Relationships

• Original Horizontality

True or False: The oldest layer of rock will appear at the bottom of an undisturbed section

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The time it takes for half the radioactive sample to decay into a stable product

• 1/2 life

• Radioactivity

• Strata

• Varve

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

How long is the half-life for a sample that takes 12 years to reach a 1:1 (50-50) ratio of parent to daughter

• 3 years

• 6 years

• 12 years

• 24 years

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

The original/start point of a radioactive sample

• Parent

• Daughter

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

The product of the decay

• Parent

• Daughter

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

True or False: One method of absolute dating is measuring the ratio of parent and daughter in a sample

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8