Levels of rock quiz

Question 1

STRATA

Answer 1

sedimentary rock in layers

Question 2

PRINCIPLE OF ORIGINAL HORIZONTALITY

Answer 2

SEDIMENTARY ROCS ARE FORMED IN HORIZONTAL LAYERS

Question 3

THE PRINCIPLE OF UNIFORMITARIANISM

Answer 3

GEOLOGI PROCESSES IN ACTION ON EARTH TODAY ARE STILL THE SAME OF THOSE IN THE PAST

Question 4

RELATIVE DATING

Answer 4

DATING OBJECTS IN THEIR RELATION TO ONE THING OR ANOTHER

Question 5

ONE RULE OF RELATIVE DATING

Answer 5

NO SPECIFIC AGES ARE GIVEN

Question 6

LAW OF SUPERPOSITION

Answer 6

IN LAYERED ROCKS THE TOP IAS YOUNGEST AND BOTTOM IS OLDEST

Question 7

law of cross cutting relationship

Answer 7

ANY GEOLOGIC FEATURE THAT CUTS INTO EXISTING ROCK IS YOUNGER THAN THE ALREADY EXISTING ROCK

Question 8

FAULT

Answer 8

A BREAK THROUGH THE STRATA

Question 9

FOLDING

Answer 9

A BEND OR WAVE THROUGH THE STRATA

Question 10

CONTACT METAMORPHISM

Answer 10

ROCKS THAT ARE IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH MAGMA WILL METAMORPH INTO A NEW ROCK.

Question 11

WHAT 2 THINGS DO CONTACT ETAMORPHISISM?

Answer 11

SILLS AND DIKES

Question 12

LAW OF EXTRUSIONS

Answer 12

LAVA FLOWS FOLLOW THE PRINCIPLE OF SUPERPOSITION

Question 13

LAW OF INTRUSIONS

Answer 13

INTRUSIONS R YOUNGER THAN THE ROCKS THEY INCLUDE

Question 14

WHAT R AGENTS OF INTRUSION?

Answer 14

DIKES, SILLS, AND BATHOLITHS

Question 15

DIKE

Answer 15

YOUNGER THAN LAYER IT CUTS ACROSS (LOOKS LIKE RECTANGLEWITH HAIR)

Question 16

BATHOLITH

Answer 16

YOUNGER THAN LAERS IT CUTS ACROSS (LOOKS LIKE HALF A HEXAGAON WITH HAIR)