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Fossils #1
Test Description: Relative Dating: Which came First?
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) A missing layer of parallel rock.
A
relative dating
B
disconformity
C
superposition
D
erosion
2) The idea that younger rocks lie on top
A
superposition
B
disconformity
C
relative dating
D
uncomformity
3) A break in the geologic record
A
superposition
B
uncomformity
C
angular unconformity
D
disconformity
4) The process of wearing down a missing layer that exist between horizontal and folded rock layers
A
angular unconformity
B
erosion
C
uncomformity
D
superposition
5) How are rock layers arranged in the geologic column?
A
Youngest rocks are in the middle
B
Oldest rocks are on the top.
C
Oldest rocks are on the bottom.
D
Youngest rocks are on the bottom.
6) How does a geologist know that rock layers are undisturbed?
A
Rock layers are faulted.
B
Rock layers are tilted.
C
Rock layers are horizontal
D
Rock layers are folded
7) What is a fault?
A
a bent and buckled layer of rock
B
a break in the Earth’s crust
C
slanted layers of rock
D
molten rock that squeezes into existing rock
8) What is the most common type of unconformity?
A
a fault
B
an angular unconformity
C
a nonconformity
D
a disconformity
9) The process of figuring out if an object is older or younger than another
A
erosion
B
superposition
C
uncomformity
D
relative dating
10) Free question. Pick Earth Science
A
P.E.
B
Math
C
ELA
D
Earth Science
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