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