Vocabulary
Illustrations
Critical Thinking!
Do you remember
100
actual age of an object or how long ago an event occurred by using radioactive dating.
Absolute Age
100
What number on the rock is labeled youngest? Which layer is youngest?
3, 6
100
The statement, “The oldest rocks are on the bottom and younger rocks are at the top,” describes which of the following?
A.Theory of Plate Tectonics
B. Law of Superposition
C. Scientific Method
D.Law of Conservation of Matter
B. Law of Superposition
100
What do the particles in heat do? and why?
Move really fast because they have lots of room to move.
200
a crack in the rock layers is... .
a fault
200
Which letter represents intrusion?
R
200
What is the difference between relative dating and absolute dating?
A.Relative dating provides the exact age of rock, while absolute dating provides a rough estimate of the rock’s age
B.Relative dating can estimate a rock’s age only in relation to other objects or events, while absolute dating can provide an actual age.
C.Relative dating uses several types of radioactive decay to determine an object’s relative age, while absolute dating only uses half-life or uranium 235.
D.Relative dating and absolute dating can only determine the rock’s age in relation to other objects or events.
B
200
what do the particles in ice do?
if they move it is very slow, because they are so tightly packed.
300
age of an object compared to another- “I am older than you
Relative Age
300
Which layer of rock is the youngest?
Top/1
300
which type(s) of heat transfer happens when popcorn is popped on the stove?
radiation and conduction
300
How do we see color?
item absorbs all of the colors except for the color that is reflected.
400
The method of finding the age of an object in relation to other objects.
Relative Dating
400
Which letter is the fault line?
E
400
Scientists uncover mammoth bones and are able to determine the amount of carbon-14 in the bones. What are they measuring with carbon-14?
the age of the mammoth
400
What are the EMS waves in order from longest to shortest.
radio, microwave, infrared, visible,ultraviolet, Xrays, gamma rays
500
In horizontal sedimentary rock layers the oldest layer is at the bottom. Each higher layer is younger than the layers below - what is this called?
Law of Superposition
500
Which layer is the youngest?
H
500
The largest mass extinction in Earth's history occurred during which geologic era?
A.Mesozoic
B.Cenozoic
C.Paleozoic
D.Jurassic
A
500
On a roller coaster where will kinetic energy be the most energy?
At the bottom of the "hill"