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Astronomy and plate tectonics

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52 questions
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  • Q1
    older than
    Rock layers below are __________ rock layers above.
    30s
  • Q2
    They are useful for relative dating of rock strata.
    Why are index fossils important?
    30s
  • Q3
    index fossils
    Fossils of organisms that lived in a widespread area over a short period of geologic time are called ___________.
    30s
  • Q4
    sedimentary
    If an igneous rock cuts a sedimentary rock in half vertically, which rock is older?
    30s
  • Q5
    tectonic forces
    What can cause rock layers to fold?
    30s
  • Q6
    undisturbed
    For the law of superposition to hold true, the layers of rock must be _____________.
    30s
  • Q7
    a large crack in a rock formation where the rocks on either side move past each other
    Fault
    30s
  • Q8
    a fossil of an organism that lived over a widespread area for a short period of geologic time
    Index Fossil
    30s
  • Q9
    magma pushes into these cracks or areas of weakness, it causes them to widen, over time the magma cools and solidifies to form new igneous rock
    Intrusion
    30s
  • Q10
    states that the rock feature that cuts across another rock feature is the younger of the two features
    Law of Cross-Cutting Relationships
    30s
  • Q11
    states that in undisturbed rock layers, the oldest rock is at the bottom and the youngest rock is at the top
    Law of Superposition
    30s
  • Q12
    the process of determining the order in which events in Earth's history occurred
    Relative Dating
    30s
  • Q13
    States that if a rock layer contains pieces of another rock layer, that layer is newer than the rock it contains.
    Law of Inclusions
    30s
  • Q14
    a scientist who studies the forces that make and shape planet earth
    geologist
    30s
  • Q15
    A solid mixture of crystals of one or more minerals or other materials.
    rock
    30s

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