The Rock Record

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Which layer of rock is the same as rock layer H ?
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What is the oldest layer of rock?
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An undeformed layer of rock is older than the layer of rock that is above it and younger than the layer of rock that is below it.
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The study of fossils.
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This is an example of an igneous intrusion.
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Which layer of rock was formed after the earthquake?
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The amount of time for half of a material to decay.
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The oldest layer of rock.
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The determination of the age of a rock by using radioactive dating.
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When a bone is found in the earth from an animal or plant that lived a long time ago.
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When there are definite layers of sedimentary rock that are deposited.
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When footprints of an animal are preserved in stone.
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When an igneous rock layer cuts through other rock layers, the igneous layer is the youngest layer of rock.
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A break in the geological record.
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An example of a fault.
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The layer of rock that is exposed to erosion factors.
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The forces that change the earth today are the same forces that changed the earth in the past.
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What is the youngest layer of rock?
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Choose the statement that is true
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The correct order of rock from youngest to oldest.,
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Fossil that are only found in a certain rock layer.