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Relative Dating
Test Description: Relative Dating questions related to a cross-sectional geological formation
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Any part of a previous rock layer, like a piece of stone, is older than the layer containing it.
A
Superposition
B
Inclusion
C
Containment
D
Unconformity
2) Any feature that cuts across rock layers is younger than the layers
A
Unconformity
B
Lateral Continuity
C
Cross-Cutting Relationship
D
Superposition
3) Sediments are originally deposited in horizontal layers.
A
Original Horizontality
B
Inclusions
C
Superposition
D
Cross Cutting Relationship
4) Sedimentary layers or lava flows extend sideways in all directions until they thin out or reach a barrier.
A
Superposition
B
Magma Barrier
C
Horizontal Continuity
D
Lateral Continuity
5) In some rock formations, layers or parts of layers may be missing. This is often due to erosion. Erosion by water or wind removes sediment from exposed surfaces. Erosion often leaves a new flat surface with some of the original material missing
A
Superpositions
B
Uncomformities
C
Cross Cutting Relationships
D
Inclusions
6) In undisturbed rock layers, the oldest layer is at the bottom and the youngest layer is at the top.
A
Inclusion
B
Lateral Continuity
C
Exclusion
D
Superposition
7) Relative Dating uses
A
The real age of objects to determine what era they're from
B
Ages of two objects comparatively to see which is older
8) The oldest rocks are usually found on the
A
Top of a rock formation
B
Top of the youngest rocks
C
Bottom of a rock formation
9) Erosion
A
only affects the oldest rocks
B
wears away rock layers
C
has no affect on rock layers
D
creates new rocks
10) Relative Dating can tell you
A
if the rock is older or younger than another rock by comparison
B
exactly how old a rock is
C
what era the rock came from
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