Question

1. Applying _____ indicates that layers were repositioned from a flat-lying orientation.

2. Magma intrudes into layers of sedimentary rock and displaces them. We can deduce that the intruded magma that crystallizes is younger than the surrounding sedimentary layers by applying ______.
3. While visiting the Grand Canyon, you are amazed by the depth of layers of sedimentary rock before you - _____ is evident here where progressively younger layers have formed over time and are stacked upon each other.
4. A fault cuts through layers of limestone, sandstone, and conglomerate. The surrounding layers must be ____ than the fault.
5. A mass of granite has inclusions of surrounding sandstone. The sandstone and surrounding layers show evidence of uplift over time. The granite must be _____ than the sand deposits.

Answer 1

1. the principle of original horizontality

2. the principle of crosscutting relationships

3. the law of superposition

4. older

5. younger