Relative Dating not your cousin

Relative Dating- the order in which a series of events occurred

Line up in order of age

Law of Superposition- the oldest sedimentary rock is at the bottom youngest oldest

What is the order of these rock layers from oldest to youngest ? B A

What is the order of these rock layers from oldest to youngest ? V V A A M M W W P P K L K B B

Law of Cross-Cutting igneous rocks cut through older rocks

What is the order of these rocks layers from oldest to youngest ? layer B is an igneous intrusion B

What is the order of these rocks layers from oldest to youngest ? 1 2 3 4 layer 6 is an igneous intrusion 6 5

A fault is younger than all the rocks it goes through

What is the order of these rock layers from oldest to youngest including the fault ? C B D A

B Q B What is the order of these rock layers from oldest to youngest including the fault ? K W E W B Q B

What is the order of these rock layers from oldest to youngest including the fault ? D Q A Fault Z L

Order these rock layers from oldest to youngest including the fault. B B layer D is an igneous intrusion & E is a fault D C

Unconformity- missing rock due to erosion The squiggly line means stuff is missing

What is the order of these rock layers from oldest to youngest including the fault and unconformity? F A G B G E layer C is an igneous intrusion, D is a fault, & A is an unconformity C E D