Law of Superposition
Layers of ....
What are sediments?
The change in rock layers
What are bends or folds?
This material flows between layers
What is magma?
The age of rock layers would be...
What is older on the bottom or younger on the top?
A series of layers that spread out in all directions...
What is the law of superposition?
the top layer is the ...
What is the youngest layer?
The type of stress associated with this lwa
What is compression?
This flow never reaches the surface
What is intrusive?
The process that transports missing material..
What is erosion?
Igneous rock is found running through layers
What is the law of crosscutting relationships?
the bottom layer
What is the oldest layer?
Chemical changes in lower rock layers
What are metamorphic rock layers?
This flow reaches the surface of the crust
What is extrusive?
A common geologic feature resulting from this law..
What is a canyon or valley?
Parts of layers have been eroded away by wind or water...
What is the law of lateral continuity?
The type of rock located near the surface
What is sedimentary rock?
The type of plate boundary associated with this law
What is a convergent plate boundary?
Granite would be formed in this layer
What is a intrusive rock layer?
The two most common factors that transport sediments...
What is wind or water erosion?
Bends and folds are located in the rock layers
What is the law of original horizontality?
The term used to describe the build up of sediments
What is deposition?
These geologic events are created by earthquakes
What are faults?
the cross cutting rock layers age is usually
What is younger?
This law helps uncover evidence of life in the layers known as..
What are fossil?
Sections of older rock layers are found in a layers of younger rock material
What is the rule of inclusion?