6A Relative Age of Rocks

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What is the age of rock compared to the ages of other rocks?

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Relative age

Front

What is an igneous rock layer formed when lava flows onto Earth's surface and hardens?

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Extrusion

Front

What are fossils of widely distributed organisms that lived during a geologically short period?

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Index fossil

Front

What is an igneous rock layer formed when magma hardens beneath Earth's surface?

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Intrusion

Front

What is the term for the process of wearing away rocks and soil?

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Erosion

Front

What do we call the gap in the geological record that represents a period of time where no rocks were formed?

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Unconformity

Front

What is the term for the age of a rock in years?

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Absolute age

Front

What type of rock is formed from cooled lava?

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Igneous rock

Front

What is the process called when sediments are compacted and cemented together?

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Lithification

Front

What is the principle that states younger layers of rock are deposited on top of older layers?

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Law of Superposition