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Geology - Law of Superposition

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Law of Superposition helps scientists to determine what?

a)

The absolute age of rock layers

b)

The age of fossils

c)

The relative age of rock layers

d)

the super powers of squirrels

2.
Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?
a)
F
b)
E
c)
B
d)
A
3.
Put the layers in order from oldest to youngest.
a)
a, b, c, d, e
b)
b, c, d, a, e
c)
b, c, d, e, a 
d)
e, d, c, b, a
4.
Letter "F" is a....
a)
inclusion
b)
intrusion
c)
fault
d)
unconformity 
5.
Which of the following orders the rock layers accurately from oldest to youngest?
a)
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
b)
B, F, G, C, D, H, A, E
c)
B, G, C, D, E, H, A, F
d)
F, A, H, E, D, C, G, B
6.

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

a)

law of superposition

b)

law of cross-cutting

c)

law of unconformity

d)

law of uniformitarianism

7.

What is the correct order of layering from oldest to youngest?

a)

H, G, F, E, D, A, X, C, B

b)

A, H, G, F, E, D, X, C, B

c)

H, G, F, E, A, D, B, C

8.

What is the correct order of layers from oldest to youngest?

a)

A, C, G, P, L, S, B, D, J, M

b)

L, C, A, G, P, B, D, M, J, Q

c)

M, A, C, G, P, L, S, B, J, D

9.

What is the correct order of layers from oldest to youngest?

a)

E, D, C, B, X, F, A

b)

F, E, D, B, A, X, C

c)

A, E, D, C, B, X, F

10.

What is the correct order of layers from oldest to youngest?

a)

Y, T, E, Q, C, M(tilting),Gu, H, N, RD, SU, V

b)

Y, T, E, C, M(tilting),Gu, H, N, RD, SU, M(tilting), Q