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Geology Test 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the two types of time? | Relative and absoulte |
| What is realtive time? | Time relative to another object |
| What is absolute time? | Think total area. 2 +abs(-2) equals 4. |
| What is the law of super position? | The layer on bottom is older than the layer on top |
| What is the principal of Original horizontality? | Sediment layers are deposited horizontally/ the layer have not been disturbed. |
| What is the principal of cross-cutting relationships? | a) A fault is younger than the rock layer it cuts. b) An intrusive rock is younger than the rock it is intruding into. |