RELATIVE DATING WORKSHEET Principles of Geology Law of Superposition: The youngest layer of rock is...

 

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RELATIVE DATING WORKSHEET Principles of Geology • Law of Superposition: The youngest layer of rock is on the top. The oldest layer of rock is on the bottom • Law of Original Horizontality: All sedimentary rocks are deposited flat initially. If you find them at an angle, they have been moved • Law of Cross-cutting relationships: igneous rocks or faults that "cut" into other rocks are the youngest. (the "other rocks" had to be there before they could get cut by anything) 1. Which of these layers is the youngest? 2. How can you tell? is Sand top on 3. What principle of geology does this relate to us of superposition Ou Mezcal Limestone Tequila Shale Banana Sundstene Berry Breccia Name: Teut Deadman's Corn Ki Shale Apple Sandstone 4. When did layer "4" occur? after deposition of layers 1,2,3 5. How can you tell? Louer 4. is a faulting which occurs 6. What principle of geology teaches that concept? Las of Cross-Cutting of depos after relationships 7. What happened to these layers of rock (if anything)? Sand GRAVEL 8. Which principle of geology did you use to determine what happened? Clay Limestone 9. What happened first: the igneous pluton D or the earthquake fault line E? 10. Which rock layer was put down last (A, B, C, or D). 11. Which way did the rocks on the right move? (upward or downward)? 12. Which happened first: the Coal layer, the Banana Sandstone, or the erosion of Deadman's canyon? 13. What happened to the top of the curvy rocks beneath the Banana Sandstone? 14. Why are the rocks on the bottom folded but the top ones are not? What do you think could have caused this? ion RELATIVE DATING WORKSHEET Principles of Geology • Law of Superposition: The youngest layer of rock is on the top. The oldest layer of rock is on the bottom • Law of Original Horizontality: All sedimentary rocks are deposited flat initially. If you find them at an angle, they have been moved • Law of Cross-cutting relationships: igneous rocks or faults that "cut" into other rocks are the youngest. (the "other rocks" had to be there before they could get cut by anything) 1. Which of these layers is the youngest? 2. How can you tell? is Sand top on 3. What principle of geology does this relate to us of superposition Ou Mezcal Limestone Tequila Shale Banana Sundstene Berry Breccia Name: Teut Deadman's Corn Ki Shale Apple Sandstone 4. When did layer "4" occur? after deposition of layers 1,2,3 5. How can you tell? Louer 4. is a faulting which occurs 6. What principle of geology teaches that concept? Las of Cross-Cutting of depos after relationships 7. What happened to these layers of rock (if anything)? Sand GRAVEL 8. Which principle of geology did you use to determine what happened? Clay Limestone 9. What happened first: the igneous pluton D or the earthquake fault line E? 10. Which rock layer was put down last (A, B, C, or D). 11. Which way did the rocks on the right move? (upward or downward)? 12. Which happened first: the Coal layer, the Banana Sandstone, or the erosion of Deadman's canyon? 13. What happened to the top of the curvy rocks beneath the Banana Sandstone? 14. Why are the rocks on the bottom folded but the top ones are not? What do you think could have caused this? ion

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