Lesson 2 - Relative Dating

The Law of Superposition states that younger rocks lie _________ older ones.

• above
• below
• mixed within
• all the time to

The Law of Crosscutting states that a fault or intrusion is __________ than the bodies of rock it cuts through.

• younger
• older
• funnier
• nastier

How have the rocks been disturbed?

View the black layer in the middle...

• tilting

• folding

• faulting

• igneous intrusion

How have the rocks been disturbed?

• tilting
• folding
• faulting
• igneous intrusion

How have the rocks been disturbed?

• tilting
• folding
• faulting
• igneous intrusion

How have the rocks been disturbed?

• tilting
• folding
• faulting
• igneous intrusion

Which cannot be viewed in the diagram?

• tilting
• folding
• faulting
• igneous intrusion

Which layer is the oldest ?

• A
• E
• D
• F

Which letter indicates an igneous intrusion?

• A
• C
• D
• E

A is older than layer C

• TRUE
• FALSE