Chapter 8, Section 1: Determining Relative Age

Name: ________________________

Using the [online] textbook, answer or define the question or term/phrase in the box on the left.
In the box on the right, draw a picture to help you remember it. Neatly color your pictures.
Create a caption for the picture below to help you remember the
age of the Earth.

Geologists estimate
Earth is ______
BILLION years old!

The principle of
Uniformitarianism
states:

Draw and color a picture

UNIFORMitarianism means.

to

help

you

remember

what

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Draw a picture of each of the following family members in order
based on their relative ages: Teenager, Baby, Grandma, Mother.

Relative Age is

The Law of
Superposition states:

Label the oldest rock layer in the diagram below. Label the
youngest rock layer in the diagram below. Also label the youngest
and oldest fossils in the diagram.

The Principle of
Original Horizontality
states:

Observe the horizontal layers in the left box. Color the oldest layer
blue, the middle layer yellow, and the youngest layer red. Color the
matching layers the same colors in the box on the right. If you see
tilted rock layers, how do you know they have been disturbed?

An Unconformity is:

The Law of
Crosscutting
Relationships states:

Highlight where the unconformity exists in the diagram below and

explain what TYPE of unconformity it is.

Put the rock layers, the fault, and the intrusion, in the order they
formed/occurred. The diagram is on page 206 in the text if you
need a bigger/clearer picture.