WorksheetsLaws of Relative Geological Time
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 20mins
What does the latin word stratum (the plural of which is strati) mean
Layers
Ordering
Atomosphere
Wrestling Moves
Scientific study of rock layers
Archeology
Stratigraphy
Paleontology
Geology
This picture shows which law of relative dating?
Law of Original Horizontality
Law of Inclusions
Law of Cross-Cutting Relationships
Law of Lateral Continuity
Law of Superposition
It is a method of arranging geological events based on the rock sequence.
Law of Superposition
Relative Dating
Absolute Dating
Law of cross-cutting relationship
The different layers of rocks are formed when the sediments at the bottom of the pile become rocks.
Geological timescale
Relative Dating
Absolute Dating
Strata
It states that fault lines and igneous rocks are younger features that cut through older features of rocks.
Law of Cross-cutting Relationship
Law of Lateral Continuity
Law Superposition
Law of Original Horizontality
It states that fault lines and igneous rocks are younger features that cut through older features of rocks.
Law of Cross-cutting Relationship
Law of Lateral Continuity
Law Superposition
Law of Original Horizontality
It happens when materials such as magma, ash, and gas are released from a volcano due to a buildup of pressure inside.
Volcanic Eruption
Liquefaction
Ground Shaking
Fire
Layer B on side #1 (left) is a match to which layer on side #2 (right)?
z
y
w
there is no match
Surface where rock has eroded away, producing a break in the rock record
correlation
inclusion
superposition
unconformity
What is the most recent event?
E
B
C
D
The preserved remains or evidence of ancient living things is called...
a paleontologist
a fossil
a trace fossil
a mold
A principle that states that geologic processes that occur today are similar to those that have occurred in the past is called...
uniformitarianism
paleontology
catastrophism
geological science
The age of rocks and geologic features compared with other rocks and features nearby is called...
Absolute age
Relative age
Geological age
Approximate age
Matching rocks and fossils from separate locations is called...
using index fossils
using trace fossils
an inclusion
a correlation
An older rock that becomes part of a new rock is called...
a geological rock process
an unconformity
a superposition
an inclusion
