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science 3-3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| principle of superposition | states that in undisturbed layers of rock, the oldest rocks are on the bottom and the rocks become younger towards the top |
| relative age | somethings age in comparision to the ages of other things |
| how do geolostics determine the relative age | geologists determine the relative age of rocks and other structures be examining their places in a sequence |
| unconformities | gaps in a rock sequence |
| how do unconformites develop | unconformites develop when agents of erotion remove rock layers by washing or scraping them away ex:running water or glaciers |
| 3 steps of angular unconformity | 1 layers of sedimentary rock are tilted and uplifted 2 exposed rock erodes 3 sedimentary layers are deposited on top |
| 3 steps of disconformity | 1 Sedimentary rock is exposed 2 exposed rock erodes 3 sedimentary layers are deposited on top |
| 3 steps ofnonconformity | metamorphic or igneous rocks are uplifted 2 exposed rock erodes 3 sedimentary layers are deposited on top |