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Module 7 - Geologic Time Vocabulary Quiz

  • a principle stating that geologic processes that occur today are similar to those that occurred in the past
  • the numerical age, in years, of a rock or object
  • the age of rocks and geologic features compared with other nearby rocks and features
  • the principle that in undisturbed rock layers, the oldest rocks are on the bottom
  • principle that most rock-forming materials are deposited in horizontal layers
  • principle that sediments are deposited in large, continuous sheets in all lateral directions
  • a piece of an older rock that becomes a part of a new rock
  • relative age
  • original horizontality
  • lateral continuity
  • inclusions
  • absolute age
  • superposition
  • uniformitarianism
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Module 7 - Geologic Time Vocabulary Quiz (Answer Key)

  • a principle stating that geologic processes that occur today are similar to those that occurred in the past
  • the numerical age, in years, of a rock or object
  • the age of rocks and geologic features compared with other nearby rocks and features
  • the principle that in undisturbed rock layers, the oldest rocks are on the bottom
  • principle that most rock-forming materials are deposited in horizontal layers
  • principle that sediments are deposited in large, continuous sheets in all lateral directions
  • a piece of an older rock that becomes a part of a new rock
  • relative age
  • original horizontality
  • lateral continuity
  • inclusions
  • absolute age
  • superposition
  • uniformitarianism

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