Recent

  • Show all results for ""

🎧 New: AI-Generated Podcasts Turn your study notes into engaging audio conversations. Learn more

Geologic Time Scale and Dating Methods
6 Questions
0 Views

Geologic Time Scale and Dating Methods

Created by
@RightfulDialect

Podcast Beta

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson

Questions and Answers

Which division in the geologic time scale is defined by containing two or more periods?

  • Eon
  • Era (correct)
  • Epoch
  • Period

    • What type of rock is formed from the cooling of magma?

  • Metamorphic rock
  • Igneous rock (correct)
  • Sedimentary rock
  • Oceanic crust

    • Which layer of the Earth is composed of iron and nickel, making it the most dense layer?

  • Asthenosphere
  • Lithosphere
  • Mantle
  • Core (correct)

    • What is the process that adds sediments, soil, and rocks to a landform?

    <p>Deposition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which boundary is characterized by tectonic plates moving apart?

    <p>Divergent boundary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of dating method measures the age of an event or object in years?

    <p>Absolute dating</p> Signup and view all the answers

    More Quizzes Like This

    Geologic Time Scale Lesson
    10 questions

    Geologic Time Scale Lesson

    PropitiousHyperbola3688 avatar
    PropitiousHyperbola3688
    Order of Geologic Time Scale Divisions Quiz
    12 questions

    Geologic Time Scale Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of Divisions

    EvocativeEnglishHorn avatar
    EvocativeEnglishHorn
    Earth Science: Geologic Time Scale
    8 questions

    Earth Science: Geologic Time Scale

    SeasonedBernoulli avatar
    SeasonedBernoulli
    Geologic Time Scale and Moh's Hardness Scale
    24 questions

    Geologic Time Scale and Moh's Hardness Scale

    DelicateIodine1277 avatar
    DelicateIodine1277
    Use Quizgecko on...
    Browser
    Open
    Browser
    Browser