Earth's Geologic History

The Law that states that the oldest layer of rock is at the bottom and the layers become progressively younger as you move toward the surface of the Earth is called the:

• Law of Original Horizontality

• Law of Crosscutting

• Law of Inclusions

• Law of Superposition

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The Law that states that sedimentary layers of bedrock are always originally laid down horizontally is called the:

• Law of Crosscutting

• Law of Original Horizontality

• Law of Superposition

• Law of Faunal Succession

The Law that states that rock fragments found in other rock layers must be older than the rock layer they are found in is called the:

• Law of Original Horizontality

• Law of Crosscutting

• Law of Inclusions

• Law of Superposition

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The Law that states that an igneous intrusion is always younger than the rock it cuts across is called the:

• Law of Original Horizontality

• Law of Crosscutting

• Law of Superposition

• Law of Inclusions

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The Law that states that fossils found in bedrock are the same age as the rock that they are found in is called the:

• Law of Faunal Succession

• Law of Crosscutting

• Law of Inclusions

• Law of Superposition

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What Law is used to determine the relative age of rock D?

• Law of Inclusions

• Law of Crosscutting

• Law of Superposition

• Law of Original Horizontality

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B is the oldest rock layer in this picture. We know this because of the...

• Law of Superposition

• Law of Crosscutting

• Law of Inclusions

• Law of Faunal Succession

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Which rock is older?

• B

• C

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A break in time in an otherwise continuous rock record is called a(n):

• Unfornformity

• Pause

• Blink

• Tilt

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What kind of unconformity is this?

• Disconformity

• Nonconformity

• Angular Unconformity

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