EARTH SCIENCE

QUARTER 2 MODULE 4
GEMHARLY MAALA MENDOZA
11-ROENTGEN

Assessment
1. A
2. C
3. B
4. B
5. A
6. A
7. B
8. D
9. A
10. C
11. A
12. C
13. B
14. B
15. A
16. D
17. B
18. D
19. B
20. B
21. B
22. A
23. B
24. A
25. B

Performance Task Essay: Critical Thinking

1. Why do we use sedimentary rocks in determining the history of the Earth instead of metamorphic
rocks?

Sedimentary rocks form in a way that is different from metamorphic rocks, we

use sedimentary rocks instead of metamorphic rocks to determine the history of the
earth. The materials that make up fossils are composed of stone fragments or
minerals, and some even contain organic material, such as plant and animal remains.
All types of fossilized remains can be found in sedimentary rocks. Understanding the
Earth's history primarily comes from studying sedimentary rock strata, which include
palaeogeography, paleoclimatology, and life history. We can learn a lot about Earth's
history from rocks.

We know about past Earth's surface environments from sedimentary rocks.

Because of this, sedimentary rocks are the best tool for tracing past climates, life,
and major events. There are particular processes that take place in each environment
that cause a particular type of sediment to be deposited. Sedimentary rocks are
characterized by their composition, which illuminates the source of the sediment and
the environment in which it was deposited. Moreover, their texture and features
reveal the environment within which the sediments were deposited.
2. Why are layers of rocks related with each other?

There is an inter-relationship between layers of rock because they work

together to form a whole. One cannot work without a support. Sedimentary rocks
form as they pile up on top of each other, so they are related to each other as layers
of rock. Fundamentally, this is explained by the Law of Superposition, which specifies
that the oldest rock layers are found at the bottom. As a result, the history of Earth
and evolution of life can be inferred. Geologic time scales are based on
superposition and evolution.

As stratigraphy refers to the correlation and classification of rock strata,

chronostratigraphy, a geologic time scale that describes the relative age or order of
the rock layers in relation to other layers, is created by stratigraphy. This was done to
emphasize the relationship or connection between the layers of rock.