Unit 11: Relative and Absolute Dating (of rocks)
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- Q1
sudden movement of rock masses along a fault
faulting
fossil
geologic column
folding
30s - Q2
technique used to determine the actual age using radioactive dating (number of years passed since it formed)
radioactive dating
absolute dating
Law of Superposition
relative dating
30s - Q3
finding the age of a rock based on the amount of radioactive decay of certain elements in the rock
relative dating
Law of Superposition
radioactive dating
absolute dating
30s - Q4
determining the age of a rock by comparing it to other rocks (younger/older)
absolute dating
Law of Superposition
relative dating
radioactive dating
30s - Q5
Law that states that younger layers of rock are deposited on top of older layers
radioactive dating
Law of Superposition
relative dating
absolute dating
30s - Q6
the bending of rock layers due to stress in the Earth's crust
fossil
geologic column
faulting
folding
30s - Q7
sudden movement of rock masses along a fault
geologic column
fossil
faulting
folding
30s - Q8
the trace or remains of an organism that lived long ago, most commonly in sedimentary rock
fossil
fossil record
folding
geologic column
30s - Q9
chronological collection of life's remains in sedimentary rock layers
folding
fossil
fossil record
geologic column
30s - Q10
a molten mass that pushes into rock from below the surface, then cools and hardens
absolute dating
geologic column
fossil
igneous intrusion
30s