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Critical Thinking!
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Random Science
100
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
100
What numbered layer in the the diagram below is the youngest?
Layer 3
100
The statement, “The oldest rocks are on the bottom and younger rocks are at the top,” describes which scientific law or theory?
Law of Superposition
100
The movement of broken down sediments.
Erosion
100
What is the fourth state of matter?
Plasma
200
The method of finding the Absolute Age of an object.
Radioactive Dating
200
Which letters represent layers younger than Layer S?
Layers R, X, B, J, and F
200
What is the Relative Age of Layer M compared to Layer S?
Layer M is Older than Layer S
200
The area where two Tectonic Plates meet
A Boundary
200
What is the formula for Density?
Mass/Volume
Mass divided by Volume
Mass over Volume
300
The actual age of an object or how long ago an event occurred.
Absolute Age/Exact Age
300
Which layer of rock is the youngest in Sedimentary Layers?
Top/1st Layer
300
What type of rock is formed at an under water subduction site?
Igneous Rock
300
Ice/Root Wedging is a form of what process?
Weathering
300
What is a crack in the rock layer called?
A Fault
400
age of an object compared to another- “I am older than you
Relative Age
400
Which letter represents a fault line?
E
400
What is the difference between relative dating and absolute dating?
Relative dating can estimate a rock’s age in comparison to another object.
While absolute dating can provide an actual age.
400
How do the particles in an object behave when it is heated up?
Move Faster and Spread out/Become Less Dense
400
On a roller coaster where will kinetic energy be the most energy?
At the bottom of the "hill"
500
The type of rock we look at in the Law of Superposition.
Sedimentary Rock
500
Which layer is the youngest?
Layer R
500
Scientists uncover mammoth bones and are able to determine the amount of Radioactive carbon-14 in the bones.
What are they measuring with carbon-14?
the Absolute Age of the mammoth
500
which type(s) of heat transfer happens when popcorn is popped on the stove?
Conduction
500
FINAL JEOPARDY
What is the Speed of Light in m/s?
Closest Team Wins
3 x 108 m/s
300,000,000 m/s