Geologic Vocab Quiz

Layers of sediment initially extend laterally in all directions.

In an undisturbed stack of rock layers, the oldest layers will always be on the bottom and the youngest on the top.

geologic features that cut across, or disrupt another feature must be younger than the feature that is disrupted.

layers of sediment are originally deposited horizontally under the action of gravity.

Layers of sediment initially extend laterally in all directions.

geologic features that cut across, or disrupt another feature must be younger than the feature that is disrupted.

layers of sediment are originally deposited horizontally under the action of gravity.

In an undisturbed stack of rock layers, the oldest layers will always be on the bottom and the youngest on the top

In an undisturbed stack of rock layers, the oldest layers will always be on the bottom and the youngest on the top.

layers of sediment are originally deposited horizontally under the action of gravity.

geologic features that cut across, or disrupt another feature must be younger than the feature that is disrupted.

Layers of sediment initially extend vertically in all directions.

geologic features that cut across, or disrupt another feature must be younger than the feature that is disrupted.

In an undisturbed stack of rock layers, the oldest layers will always be on the bottom and the youngest on the top.

Layers of sediment initially extend laterally in all directions.

The action of carrying something on over a period of time or the process of being carried on.

The approximate age of a specific rock layer.

Assigning actual dates to rocks or geological events.

A layer of rock whose composition is more or less the same throughout.

An interruption in the series of the Earth’s rock layers, resulting from either erosion or failure of layers to be created.

A layer of rock whose composition is more or less the same throughout.

The approximate age of a specific rock layer.

An interruption in the series of the Earth’s rock layers, resulting from either erosion or failure of layers to be created.

Assigning actual dates to rocks or geological events.

The approximate age of a specific rock layer.

Assigning actual dates to rocks or geological events.

An interruption in the series of the Earth’s rock layers, resulting from either erosion or failure of layers to be created.

A layer of rock whose composition is more or less the same throughout.

The approximate age of a specific rock layer.

An interruption in the series of the Earth’s rock layers, resulting from either erosion or failure of layers to be created.

A layer of rock whose composition is more or less the same throughout.

Assigning actual dates to rocks or geological events.

Music recorded on vinyl discs.

The preserved remains or traces of remains of ancient organisms.

a fossil usually with a narrow time range and wide spatial distribution that is used in the identification of related geologic formations.

A group of fossils which has been analyzed and arranged chronologically and in classification order.

A group of fossils which has been analyzed and arranged chronologically and in classification order.

A fossil that points to another fossil in the same rock layer.

The preserved remains or traces of remains of ancient organisms.

a fossil usually with a narrow time range and wide spatial distribution that is used in the identification of related geologic formations.

The preserved remains or traces of remains of ancient organisms.

A mineral that forms when water evaporates from the ocean.

A fossil usually with a narrow time range and wide spatial distribution that is used in the identification of related geologic formations.

A group of fossils which has been analyzed and arranged chronologically and in classification order.

A deep hole created by erosion

A layer of rock formed by cooled lava

A type of mineral found in granite

A fracture in the Earth’s crust along which movement has occurred.

Organizing Earth’s history based on major events and life forms.

Measuring the distance between continents.

A tool to measure the speed of rocks moving.

Measuring the depth of rocks.

The smaller pieces are younger than the surrounding rock.

The smaller pieces and the surrounding rock are the same age.

Fragments of rock found inside another rock are older than the rock surrounding them.

The oldest rocks are always found at the top layer.

When two or more tectonic plates melt before they meet.

When one tectonic plate slides beneath another plate.

When two tectonic plates move away from each other.

When the wind pushes two or more tectonic plates together.