Used to determine whether an object is older or younger than other objects
8.ESS.4: Relative Dating

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Relative Dating
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States that younger rocks lie above older rocks if the layers have not been disturbed
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Law of superposition
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A break in the geologic record that is made when rock layers are eroded over a long period of time
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Unconformity
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Traces or remains of organisms that lived long ago
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Fossil
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An ordered arrangement of rock layers that is based on the relative ages of the rocks
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Geologic Column
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What is the law of superposition?
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Sedimentary rock in its original position is older than layers above it.
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How does the law of crosscutting explain the age of a fault?
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The fault is younger than the rocks it cuts through.
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