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Relative Dating WS

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Question 1

1.

Which of these layers are the youngest?

Sand 

Gravel

Clay

Limestone

Question 2

2.

How can you tell?

Question 3

3.

Which principle of geology does this relate to?

Law of Superposition

Law of Original Horizontality

Law of Cross-cutting relationships

Question 4

4.

When did layer 4 occur?

Question 5

5.

How can you tell?

Question 6

6.

Which principle of geology teaches that concept?

Law of Superposition

Law of Original Horizontality

Law of Cross-cutting relationships

Question 7

7.

What happened to these layers of rock?

Question 8

8.

Which principle of geology did you use to determine what happened?

Law of Superposition 

Law of Original Horizontality 

Law of Cross-cutting relationships

Question 9

9.

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Fault Line E

Question 10

10.

Which rock layer was put down last?

A

B

C

D

Question 11

11.

Which way did the rocks on the right move?

upward

downward

Question 12

12.

Which happened first?

Coal Layer 

Banana Sandstone

Erosion of Deadman's canyon

Question 13

13.

What happened to the curvy rocks beneath the Banana Sandstone?

Question 14

14.

Why are the rocks on the bottom folded but the top ones are not? What do you think could have caused this?

Question 15

15.

Why are the layers on top not tilted?

Question 16

16.

Which law states that rocks are always deposited flat first?

Law of Superposition 

Law of original Horizontality

Law of Cross-Cutting Relationships

Question 17

17.

Which principle of geology would help you to know that the vein of lava rock is the youngest?

Law of Superposition 

Law of Original Horizontality 

Law of Cross-cutting Relationships

Question 18

18.

List the rock layers from youngest to oldestive relative layers.

Question 19

19.

How does the rock layer H compare to rock layer M? Why?

Question 20

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How come the rock layers on the left side of the picture do not line up with the rock layers on the right side of the picture?

Question 21

21.

When did the event described in #3 relatively occur? Why?

Question 22

22.

If a particular fossil was found in Rock Layer f and another fossil was found in rock layer M on the right side of the picture, which one would be older? Why?

Question 23

23.

Which rock layer would you NOT expect to find fossils? Why?