Principles of Geologic History

Which of the following orders the rock layers accurately from youngest to oldest?

• 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
• 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
• 2, 3, 4, 5, 1
• 1, 2, 3, 5, 4

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The Law of Superposition helps scientists to determine what?

• The absolute age of rock layers

• The age of fossils

• The relative age of rock layers

• the super powers of squirrels

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According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found 

• At the top of the rock layers
• Near the bottom of the rock layers
• In the middle of the rock layers
• Somewhat near the surface

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When scientists are trying to compare things to see which geological artifacts are older or younger rather than find the actual age of something, this is called ____________.

• Relative aging

• Geologica aging

• approximate aging

• absolute aging

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Scientific study of rock layers

• Archeology

• Stratigraphy

• Paleontology

• Geology

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A gap in the sequence of sedimentary rock layers caused by erosion.

• Inclusion

• Unconformity

• Cross-cutting

• Isotope

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What scientific law tells us that if one rock layer contains pieces or fragments of another rock layer, then the fragments will be older than the rock layer that surrounds it.

• Cross-cutting

• Original Horizontality

• Unconformities

• Inclusions

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What scientific law tells us that if one rock layer crosses over other layers, then that layer of rock will be younger than any rock layers that it crosses?

• Cross-cutting

• Original Horizontality

• Unconformities

• Inclusions

List from youngest to oldest

• ECADB

• CABED

• BADCE

• BDACE

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In this diagram, what scientific law tells us that rock layer E is older than rock layer C?

• Cross-cutting

• Superposition

• Inclusions

• Unconformities

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