. Drag and drop each key term to correctly complete each statement below (6 points)
Key Terms:
fossils
cross-cutting
absolute
continental
superposition
relative
1. The Law of
states that in horizontal layers of sedimentary rock, each layer
is older than the layer above it and younger than the layer below it.
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2. The Law of formation that it cuts through
states that a fault or intrusion of rock is younger than the
The theory of time on Earth's surface.
drift is the idea that the continents have slowly moved over
4.
found on more than one cortinent which are separated by the ocean
serve as a piece of evidence supporting continental drift.
5.
age is the age of an organism or rock formation compared to the age of
another organism or rock formation.
6
age is the age of a fossil, geologic event, or structure expressed in years.
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2. The Law of Cross-Cutting states that a fault or intrusion of rock is younger than the formation that it cuts through.
3. The theory of continental drift is the idea that the continents have slowly moved over time on Earth's surface.
4. Fossils found on more than one continent which are separated by the ocean serve as a piece of evidence supporting continental drift.
5. Relative age is the age of an organism or rock formation compared to the age of another organism or rock formation.
6. Absolute age is the age of a fossil, geologic event, or structure expressed in years.
YOUNGEST layer
Layer A
Layer B
Laver C
Laver D (intrusion) Layer E
1. Layer A
2. Layer B
3. Layer D (intrusion)
4. Layer C
5. Layer E
YOUNGEST layer
Layer A
Layer B
Laver C
Laver D (intrusion) Layer E Fault
YOUNGEST layer
Layer A
Layer B
Laver C
Laver D (intrusion) Layer E( Fault)