Relative Age Quiz

States that in an undeformed sequence of sedimentary rocks, each layer is younger than the one beneath it and older than the one above it

• law of inclusions

• law of cross-cutting relationships

• law of superposition

• Murphy's Law

is used to determine the relative age of an igneous intrusion that cuts across sedimentary layers

• law of inclusions

• law of cross-cutting relationships

• law of superposition

• Murphy's Law

used to determine the relative age of a sedimentary rock layer that contains pieces of another rock type

• law of inclusions

• law of cross-cutting relationships

• law of superposition

• Murphy's Law

the order of events in time without using absolute dates

• relative dating

• relative age

• Geologic Time Scale

• absolute age

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the process of determining the relative ages of rocks and geologic events without using absolute dates; provides a chronological order of geologic events

• relative dating

• relative age

• Geologic Time Scale

• absolute age

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the record of geologic time; separated by significant events in Earth's history rather than set periods of time

• relative dating

• relative age

• Geologic Time Scale

• absolute age

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What is a limitation of the Geologic Time Scale?

• It does not provide information on the ages of rocks.

• It is difficult to establish the relative ages of rocks.

• It is only applicable to certain regions of the Earth.

• It is based on the assumption that the rates of geologic processes have remained constant.

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Identify the youngest feature in the diagram

• B

• C

• D

• E

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Identify the oldest feature in the diagram

• B

• C

• D

• E

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Order the features from youngest to oldest.

• D

• C

• B

• E

• A

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