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.
Question 17
17.
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
20.
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?
Which of these layers are the youngest?
Sand
Gravel
Clay
Limestone
Which principle of geology does this relate to?
Law of Superposition
Law of Original Horizontality
Law of Cross-cutting relationships
Which principle of geology teaches that concept?
Law of Superposition
Law of Original Horizontality
Law of Cross-cutting relationships
Which principle of geology did you use to determine what happened?
Law of Superposition
Law of Original Horizontality
Law of Cross-cutting relationships
Fault Line E
Which rock layer was put down last?
A
B
C
D
Which way did the rocks on the right move?
upward
downward
Which happened first?
Coal Layer
Banana Sandstone
Erosion of Deadman's canyon
Which law states that rocks are always deposited flat first?
Law of Superposition
Law of original Horizontality
Law of Cross-Cutting Relationships
Which principle of geology would help you to know that the vein of lava rock is the youngest?
