Stratified Rocks

Where does the oldest layer of rock is located according to the principle of Superposition?

• bottom

• random

• middle

• top

This evidence of ancient life can be found in the stratified rock

• fossils

• puzzle

• layering

• elements

The following are natural processes influencing rock stratification, EXCEPT:

• cooling

• burning

• cementing

• melting

The branch of geology concerned with the analysis of the order and position of layers of archeological remains

• archeology

• geographical correlation

• geography

• Stratigraphy

Which of the statement about the age of the fossil is most likely correct based on the figure?

• Fossil A and C are of the same age.

• Fossils A is older than fossil B.

• Fossil D is older than fossil C

• Fossil B is older than fossil C

Which layer is the youngest?

• a

• b

• c

• d

The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called

• erosion

• sediment

• weathering

• compaction

Fossils are only found in sedimentary rocks.

• true

• false

When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.

• weathering

• compaction

• cementation

• erosion

The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together

• compaction

• organic

• deposition

• cementation