Relative Age
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9th - 12th Grade
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Lisa Agostini
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Use the diagram below to answer the following question.
Other than the fact that shale is on top of the granite intrusion, provide a piece of evidence that explains how we know that the layer of shale formed after the granite intrusion.
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Which geologic event is the youngest: the basalt intrusion or the fault line?
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How can we justify the fact that breccia is NOT the youngest feature?
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What is the name of rock A?
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The cross section below represents the bedrock structure of a section of Earth's crust. Letters A through H represent rock units. Line XY represents a fault. The rock layers have not been overturned.
When did faulting along line XY occur?
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Which rock is formed by contact metamorphism at letter A?
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The cross section below represents the bedrock structure of a section of Earth's crust. Letters A through H represent rock units. Line XY represents a fault. The rock layers have not been overturned.
When did faulting along line XY occur?
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The cross section represents rock units that have not been overturned. Lines CC' and GG' represent unconformities. The geologic ages of some of the lettered rock units are shown below the cross section
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Why is there no contact metamorphism indicated between rock unit L and rock unit F?
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Which inference about rock units D, E, and H can best be supported by evidence in the cross section?
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