Remember these basic principles when it comes to relative dating, please read through them before you start the questions.
Cross Section 1
Question 1
1.
Cross Section 2
Question 2
2.
Question 3
3.
Question 4
4.
What order of events created this area? Youngest (top) to oldest (bottom)
(Drag and drop the letters into the correct order)
D
B
A
J
O
M
X
Which layer/event is the youngest?
J
X
K
R
P
F
B
A
S
M
True or false, cross cutting even R happened after layer X was formed.
True
False
Based on the learning standard and success criteria:
Success Criteria:
I can order events conologically to explain how a geologic cross section was formed using the concepts of superposition, cross cutting and original horizontality.
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