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Concept 2 Quiz

Give the definitions of "numerical" and "relative dating" and apply relative dating techniques to understand how scientists reconstruct Earth's history.

This activity contains 15 questions.

Question 1.
A(n) ____________ in the rock record represents a long period during which deposition ceased, erosion removed previously formed rocks, and then deposition resumed.

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Question 2.
The principle of __________ states that "Layers of sediment are generally deposited in a horizontal position."

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Question 3.
Pieces of one rock unit contained within another are called


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Question 4.
To state that a rock is 120 million years old is an example of applying a numerical date.

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Question 5.
The Kaibab limestone rocks of the Grand Canyon are older than the Supai Group.

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Question 6.
An accurate numerical date is best determined using

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Question 7.
Tilted or folded sedimentary rocks overlain by younger flat-lying strata is typical for


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Question 8.
Place the lettered geologic features in their proper order of occurrence.

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The letters A through E appear on an image associated with this question.

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Question 9.
The task of matching up rocks of similar ages in different regions is known as


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Question 10.
The principle of fossil ____________ states that fossil organisms succeed one another in a definite and determinable order.

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Question 11.
No place on Earth has a complete set of conformable strata.

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Question 12.
Rocks found with fossilized corals similar to present-day corals indicate an organic-rich, oxygen-deprived environment of formation.

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Question 13.
Which of the following is not a common method of fossilization?

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Question 14.
Angular unconformities are difficult to identify.

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Question 15.
Which of the following principles is not a widely used relative dating technique?

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