Lab: Relative and Absolute Dating

Question 1

Number the events (1-4) based on the order that they happened, with 1 being the first thing that happened and 4 being the last.

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✔ 2; Magma cut into the red-brown rocks and solidified to form glasslike rocks.: 2; Red-brown rocks with sand-sized rock grains were deposited horizontally.: 1; Rocks composed of gray clay flakes with crystals of minerals were deposited horizontally.: 4; Rocks made of shell and skeletons of marine organisms were deposited horizontally.: 3

Question 2

✔ It was at the top of all the layers.It was in the middle of the layers.It was at the bottom of all the layers.

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✔ It was at the top of all the layers.

Question 3

123✔ 4

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✔ 4

Question 4

12✔ 34

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✔ 3

Question 5

Throughout the reflection, make sure that you have the copy of the student guide, PDF or Word and your data tables. Complete the paragraph by using the drop-down menus.

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✔ law of superposition; In this lab, you determined the relative ages of rock layers using the principles of relative dating. The says that a rock layer found closer to Earth’s surface is a rock layer that is deeper in Earth: law of superposition; In this lab, you determined the relative ages of rock layers using the principles of relative dating. The says that a rock layer found closer to Earth’s surface is a rock layer that is deeper in Earth: younger than; In this lab, you determined the relative ages of rock layers using the principles of relative dating. The says that a rock layer found closer to Earth’s surface is a rock layer that is deeper in Earth: principle of cross-cutting relationships; In this lab, you determined the relative ages of rock layers using the principles of relative dating. The says that a rock layer found closer to Earth’s surface is a rock layer that is deeper in Earth: mass spectrometer

Question 6

older thanthe same age as✔ younger than

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✔ younger than

Question 7

law of relative datinglaw of superposition✔ principle of cross-cutting relationships

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✔ principle of cross-cutting relationships

Question 8

older thanthe same age as✔ younger than

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✔ younger than

Question 9

mass specmeter✔ mass spectrometermass spectometer

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✔ mass spectrometer

Question 10

Use the drop-down menus to answer the questions.

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✔ conglomerate; conglomerate; It was at the top of all the layers.

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