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Chapter 36 Key Terms
Word | Defintion |
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Angular Unconformity | tilted or folded sedimentary rocks that are overlain by younger rocks. |
Cenozoic | time of recent life |
Cross-Cutting | An igneous intrusion or fault that cuts through preexisitng rock. |
Faunal Succession | The evolution of life is recorded in the rock record in the form of fossils. |
Inclusions | Pieces of one rock type contained within another. |
Mesozoic | time of middle life |
Original Hoizontally | Layers of Sediment deposited evenly horizonatally. |
Palezoic | time of ancient life |
Precambrian | Time of hidden life |
Radiometric Dating | A scale to determine the age of a rock. |
Superposition | An undeformed sequence (Flat) of sedimentary rocks. |
Unconformity | Gaps or breaks in rocks. |