A type of rock that forms in layers of small particles, minerals, and organic matter, mud, and sand that get compacted and cemented together over time.

The science of determining the relative order of past events without necessarily determining the absolute age

Law of Cross-Cutting Relationships

Any geological feature that cuts across or disrupts another feature must be younger than the feature that is disrupted.

The process is when a part of the Earth's crust rises to a higher elevation

The process of a river or stream eroding its bed, deepening its channel

in a sequence of layered beds, the lowest bed is the oldest and the highest bed is the youngest, with each bed being younger than the one underneath it and older than the one above it.

Law of Original Horizontality

Sedimentary rock layers are deposited in horizontal or nearly horizontal layers due to gravity.

A break in the rock record or sequence, usually occurring from erosion Example: FLASH FLOOD

The process by which sediments are dropped or laid in a new location, often by wind or water

The weight of layers compacts and

presses down sediments, squeezing out air and water

Minerals that get dissolved in

water seep into the spaces in between grains, acting as glue

Igneous intrusions occur when

magma squeezes into pre-existing rock and solidifies.

bodies of older rock within igneous rock.

Contact metamorphism occurs when

existing rocks are altered by intense heat and pressure.

Deposition grand canyon

sediments built up in layers over time, creating the foundation

Land pushed upwards by force, raising layers of rock, forming canyon cliffs

Down cut grand canyon

Colorado River begins to carve through the raised rock, cutting deep into the land, forming the canyon's shape

Wind, rain, and ice wore out the rock, making the canyon deeper The Colorado River carves out the Grand Canyon

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Grand Canyon

Question	Answer
Sedimentary Rocks	A type of rock that forms in layers of small particles, minerals, and organic matter, mud, and sand that get compacted and cemented together over time.
Relative Dating	The science of determining the relative order of past events without necessarily determining the absolute age
Law of Cross-Cutting Relationships	Any geological feature that cuts across or disrupts another feature must be younger than the feature that is disrupted.
Uplift	The process is when a part of the Earth's crust rises to a higher elevation
Downcutting	The process of a river or stream eroding its bed, deepening its channel
Law of Superposition	in a sequence of layered beds, the lowest bed is the oldest and the highest bed is the youngest, with each bed being younger than the one underneath it and older than the one above it.
Law of Original Horizontality	Sedimentary rock layers are deposited in horizontal or nearly horizontal layers due to gravity.
Unconformity	A break in the rock record or sequence, usually occurring from erosion Example: FLASH FLOOD
Deposition	The process by which sediments are dropped or laid in a new location, often by wind or water
Sequence	Chronological order
Sedimentary rocks are formed by	compaction and cementation.
Sediments get transported by	wind or water
The weight of layers compacts and	presses down sediments, squeezing out air and water
Minerals that get dissolved in	water seep into the spaces in between grains, acting as glue
Igneous intrusions occur when	magma squeezes into pre-existing rock and solidifies.
Inclusions are	bodies of older rock within igneous rock.
Contact metamorphism occurs when	existing rocks are altered by intense heat and pressure.
Deposition grand canyon	sediments built up in layers over time, creating the foundation
Uplift Grand Canyon	Land pushed upwards by force, raising layers of rock, forming canyon cliffs
Down cut grand canyon	Colorado River begins to carve through the raised rock, cutting deep into the land, forming the canyon's shape
Erosion Grand Canyon	Wind, rain, and ice wore out the rock, making the canyon deeper The Colorado River carves out the Grand Canyon

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