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Module 11 - Relative Age
Test Description: Module 11 - Relative Age Practice
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1) __________ is the age of rocks and fossils compared to the ages of other rocks and fossils.
A
Law of index fossils
B
Absolute age
C
Relative age
D
All of the answer choices
2) What does relative age and absolute age have in common?
A
Both are quantitative methods of dating rocks and fossils.
B
Provides the order of formation of remains.
C
Determines the age of remains using radiometric methods.
D
Both are qualitative methods of dating rocks and fossils.
3) Which rock layer is the oldest according to the law of superposition?
A
Kaibab Limestone
B
Muav Limestone
C
Toroweap Formation
D
Vishnu Schist
4) __________ of an Earth material is a measure of how old it actually is in years.
A
The law of superposition
B
The relative age
C
The absolute age
D
Index fossil age
5) Radiocarbon dating (also simply called carbon dating) is one of the most widely used and famous types of __________ dating.
A
relative age
B
index fossil
C
law of superposition
D
absolute age
6) The law of superposition states that each rock layer (strata) is __________ than the one above it.
A
older
B
younger
C
the same age
D
similar
7) According to the law of superposition, which of the following statements is true?
A
rock layer 1 is older than layer 2
B
rock layer 4 is older than layer 5
C
rock layer 2 is younger than layer 3
D
rock layer 4 is younger than layer 3
8) Which of the following is a good characteristic of an index fossil?
A
lived only during a short part of Earth's history
B
all of the answer choices
C
many fossils of the organism have been found
D
the organism must be unique and distinctive
9) Which of the following would be considered a good index fossil according to this image?
A
Crinoid
B
Fern
C
Ammonite
D
Trilobite
10) According to the law of superposition, which of the following statements is true?
A
Rock layer E is younger than layer D
B
Rock layer E is older than layer B
C
Rock layer G is older than layer E
D
Rock layer B is younger than layer E
11) According to the law of superposition, which of the following statements is true?
A
Rock layer E is older than layer B
B
Rock layer G is older than layer E
C
Rock layer B is younger than layer E
D
Rock layer E is younger than layer D
12) If fossils in layer 4 were identified as being from the Paleozoic Era, which of the following would be the best conclusion about fossils from layer 1?
A
They may be from the Cenozoic Era
B
They may be from the Cambrian Period
C
They may be from the Precambrian Eon
D
They may be from the Mesozoic Epoch
13) Which of the following fossils would be the best index fossil?
A
Bjuvia fossil because it lived the shortest amount of geologic time.
B
Archaeopteris fossil because it lived in the most distant part of geologic time.
C
Sutcliffia fossil because it lived in the most recent part of geologic time
D
Medullosa fossil because it lived the longest amount of geologic time.
14) Which of the following would make the best index fossil?
A
The species lived only a short part of Earth's history
B
The species evolved to live in the ocean
C
The species got buried quickly and deeply
D
The species lived during an important part of Earth's history
15) A scientist was trying to determine the age of a layer of rock that contains no fossils. What is the best way they could determine the answer?
A
Determine if the rock layer contains evidence of an catastrophic event
B
Determine if the rock layer contains evidence of climate change
C
Determine the age of the index fossils found in the layers above or below it
D
Determine if the layer of rock formed above or below water
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