HSES Geologic Time scale, Relative & Absolute Dating
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- Q1
Place the following units of Geologic time in order from LARGEST to SMALLEST
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Place the following Eras in order starting with the MOST recent.
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What is our current Eon?
Archean
Phanerozoic
Cenozoic
Proterozoic
30s - Q4
During which Eon did the Earth and moon form?
Archean
Hadean
Phanerozoic
Proterozoic
30s - Q5
How are the units of geologic time determined?
at random
every 500 million years
based on the rotation of the Sun
based on major events that occurred in Earth's history
30s - Q6
What is an orogeny?
a type of prehistoric rock
the destruction of a supercontinent
a mountain building event
a mountain range on Pangea
30s - Q7
What was the last supercontinent on Earth?
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Which major geologic features formed during the Cenozoic Era?
All of these
Rocky Mountains
San Andreas Fault
Cascades Volcanic Arc
30s - Q9
Which of the following is NOT one of Steno's Laws of Stratigraphy?
Law of Unconformities
Law of Original Horizontality
Law of Lateral Continuity
Law of Cross-cutting relationships
Law of Superposition
None of these
30s - Q10
A gap in the sequence of rock strata
fault
intrusion
unconformity
30s - Q11
Which of the following is OLDEST?
J
K
X
R
30s - Q12
Which law would you use to determine the relative age of R?
Law of superposition
Law of unconformity
Law of crosscutting relationships
30s - Q13
Which law would be used to determine the relative ages of the layers shown?
Law of unconformities
Law of crosscutting relationships
Law of lateral continuity
30s - Q14
the breakdown of unstable elements into stable elements
relative age
radioactive decay
isotope formation
absolute dating
30s - Q15
Isotopes differ from each other in number of _____________ within the atom.
protons
neutrons
electrons
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