Cross Cutting Relationships

According to this Principle, if one geologic feature cuts across another feature, the feature that it cuts across is older.

• Cross-Cutting Relationships

• Superposition

• Original Horizontality

• Lateral Continuity

• Inclusion

These Principles include Superposition, Original Horizontality, Lateral Continuity, Cross-Cutting Relationships, and Inclusion.

• Steno's Principles of Relative-Age Dating

• Hutton's Principle of Uniformitarianism

• Saltzer's Principles of Classroom Management

• Archimede's Principles of Buoyancy

• Bernouli's Principles of Buoyancy

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

If one geologic feature cuts across another feature, the feature being cut across is older.

• Principle of Superposition

• Principle of Lateral Continuity

• Principle of Original Horizontal

• Principle of Cross-Cutting Relationships

Which layer is the youngest?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

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What does the principle of cross-cutting relationships state?

• Sedimentary layers cut across older rocks are younger.

• Fossils cut across sedimentary layers are the oldest.

• Rocks that are cut by other rocks or features are older than the intrusions.

• Intrusions in rocks are always older than the surrounding material.

How does the principle of cross-cutting relationships help in dating rock layers?

• It states that layers are always deposited in a horizontal manner.

• It suggests that the Earth is younger than previously thought.

• It determines the exact age of rock layers.

• It indicates that features that cut through layers are younger than the layers themselves.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Bonus: Click the crosscutting feature that is oldest?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Click the crosscutting feature that is oldest?

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What does it mean if a fault cuts through several layers of rock?

• The layers are older than the fault.

• The fault is older than the layers.

• The layers and the fault are the same age.

• The age of the layers and the fault cannot be determined.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What are the CCCs?

• Create Content Creatively

• Cross Cutting Concepts

• Critical Collaborative Communication

• Cross Curricular Content

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