Relative Dating Quiz Review

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

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

A gap in the geologic record that is made when rock layers are eroded over a long period of time

• Law of Superposition

• Law of Crosscutting

• Relative Dating

• Unconformity

Relative dating of rock layers tells us that the deeper we dig, _______.

• the younger the rocks get
• the smellier the rocks get
• the harder the rocks get
• the older the rocks get

How does sedimentary rock usually form?

• Vertically
• Diagonally
• Folding
• Horizontally

Letter "F" is a....

• inclusion
• intrusion
• fault
• unconformity 

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

• fault
• intrusion
• inclusion
• unconformity

What is the most recent event?

• E

• B

• C

• D

Which rock is the Oldest?

• Conglomerate

• Shale

• Breccia

• Sandstone

What is the last event to happen?

• Deposition of Breccia

• Igneous Intrusion

• Faulting

• Deposition of Limestone

Above what layer is there an unconformity?

• H

• M

• R

• F