Relative Dating

States that younger rocks lie above older rocks if the layers have not been disturbed

• Law of crosscutting
• Law of superposition
• Relative Dating
• Unconformity

How does the law of crosscutting explain the age of a fault?

• The fault is younger than the rocks above it.
• The fault is younger than the rocks it cuts through.
• The fault is older than the rocks above it.
• The fault is older than the rocks it cuts through.

Used to determine whether an object is older or younger than other objects

• Superposition
• Relative Dating
• Fossil
• Unconformity

What are the relative ages of the features in order from oldest to youngest?

• Limestone, Basalt, Fault, Siltstone
• Siltstone, Fault, Basalt, Limestone
• Limestone, Fault, Basalt, Siltstone
• Limestone, Siltstone, Fault, Basalt

How does sedimentary rock usually form?

• Vertically
• Diagonally
• Folding
• Horizontally

The rock formation labeled "P" is a(n)...

• fault
• intrusion
• inclusion
• unconformity

Letter "F" is a....

• inclusion

• intrusion

• fault

• unconformity

What is the most recent event?

• E

• B

• C

• D

What rock in the Oldest?

• Conglomerate

• Shale

• Breccia

• Sandstone

What is the last event to happen?

• Deposition of Breccia

• Igneous Intrusion

• Faulting

• Deposition of Limestone