Relative Dating

Relative Dating

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Other Sciences

6th - 8th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is used to determine whether an object is older or younger than other objects?

Back

Relative Dating

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which states that younger rocks lie above older rocks if the layers have not been disturbed?

Back

Law of Superposition

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

A break in the geologic record that is made when rock layers are eroded over a long period of time describes:

Back

unconformities.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Traces or remains of organisms that lived long ago are:

Back

fossils.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

An ordered arrangement of rock layers that is based on the relative ages of the rocks is a(n):

Back

geologic column.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the Law of Superposition?

Back

Sedimentary rock in its original position is older than layers above it.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How does the Law of Cross-Cutting explain the age of a fault?

Back

The fault is younger than the rocks it cuts through.

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