Science Unit 2 Lesson One Quiz

Question 1

Sediment

Answer 1

Fragments of weathered rock

Question 2

Fossil

Answer 2

Remains or traces from an organism that lived long ago

Question 3

Index Fossil

Answer 3

Remains or traces from an organism that lived long ago that was widespread

Question 4

Relative Age

Answer 4

How old something is compared to something else

Question 5

Rock Record

Answer 5

All of Earth’s known rocks

Question 6

Absolute Age

Answer 6

It is the real age of something

Question 7

Fossil Record

Answer 7

Organizing Earth’s known fossils in age order from youngest to oldest

Question 8

Unconformity

Answer 8

Gaps that can occur in rock layers

Question 9

Absolute Dating

Answer 9

Any method of finding out how old something is

Question 10

Relative Dating

Answer 10

Any method of finding out an estimated amount of how old something is

Question 11

How do sedimentary rocks form?

Answer 11

When sediments are cemented or compacted together

Question 12

Where are fossils most commonly found?

Answer 12

In sedimentary rocks

Question 13

If the layers of the rocks stay the same which one is the oldest and which one is the youngest?

Answer 13

The oldest is at the bottom and the youngest is at the top