Vocab pg 64 Flashcards
1
Q
Relative Dating
A
Method of determining weather an event or object is older or younger than other events or objects
2
Q
Superpostion
A
Principle that states that younger rocks lie above older rocks if the rock layers have been undisterbed
3
Q
Geologic Column
A
Arrangement of rock layers in which the oldest rocks are at the bottom
4
Q
Unconformity
A
A break in the geologic record created when rock layers are eroded or when sediment is not deposited for a long period of time
