5.2.1: Principles of Relative Dating

Match

Match the vocabulary word to its definition.

• Fossil

• Rock Record

• Sedimentary rock

remains of a plant or animal preserved

history of the past recorded in rocks

formed from the cooling of magma or lava

• remains of a plant or animal preserved

• history of the past recorded in rocks

• formed from the cooling of magma or lava

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Categorize

Options (4)

Drag to order the images beginning with the individual you think is the youngest to the individual you believe is the oldest.

Youngest

Younger

Old

Oldest

Labelling

According to the law of superposition, which layer of rock is the oldest and which is the youngest?

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

oldest

youngest

Multiple Choice

TRUE OR FALSE: Any geologic feature that cuts across another geologic feature is younger than the feature it cuts across.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

Based on the Law of Inclusions, what conclusions can you make about the dark gray conglomerate embedded into the light grey rock in the picture?

• The inclusion is the same age as the rock it is embedded in

• The inclusion is older than the rock it is embedded in

• The inclusion is younger than the rock it is embedded in

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