Page 343
- Due Dec 5, 2019 at 11:59pm
- Points 14
- Questions 12
- Available until Jun 3, 2020 at 7:30am
- Time Limit None
Instructions
This comes from page 343 in the Earth Science book. It has been digitized, so you don't have to draw the image and you can't miss any features. If you have questions, refer to page 343.
Which of your two friends is older? To answer this question, you wouldn't need to know the exact age of either of your friends, Just who was born first. The same is sometimes true for rock layers. Geologists can also learn a lot about rock layers without knowing their exact ages.
Problem
Can the relative ages of rocks be determined by studying the rock layers and structures?
Procedure:
Refer to page 343 for the legend of the rock types.
Use complete sentences and answer questions completely.
You can only submit this once, so take it seriously and do it, as if you were doing a paper assignment where you can't just guess until you get the answer.