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OBJECTIVE NUMBER 1:
DESCRIBE HOW THE LAYERS OF ROCKS (STRATIFIED
ROCKS) ARE FORMED.
Pre-history is a
great topic to
discuss, but it
relies on the
skills of
archaeologists
to uncover
what is buried
in our history.
STUDYING THE EARTH’S HISTORY IS A COMPLEX
ANALYSIS OF ROCKS AND REQUIRES INTERPRETATION.
STRATIFIED ROCKS

STRATA

Rocks (mostly sedimentary) that have VISIBLE BANDS OF

MINERALS. These bands run in lines that resemble LAYERING.
EXAMPLES OF STRATIFIED ROCK

BASALTIC LAYER LIMESTONE LAYER

Stratified rocks They usually

are usually undergo
sedimentary. weathering and
QUARTZITE LAYER erosion.
HOW DO THEY FORM? Different
densities of two
rocks and factors
such as crustal
movement, soil
disturbance, and
water arrange
them in layers.
HOW DO THEY FORM? Different
densities of two
rocks and factors
such as crustal
movement, soil
disturbance, and
water arrange
them in layers.
STEP 1: WEATHERING
Elements such
as wind, water,
animals, gravity
and heat BREAK
DOWN the rocks.
STEP 2: EROSION The usual
GRAVITY WATER
elements (wind,
water, gravity)
MOVE the rocks to
other places,
WIND HUMAN ACTIVITIES
usually bodies of
water.
STEP 3: DEPOSITION The sediments
(broken pieces of
rock) SETTLE on
riverbeds, ocean
floor and other
landmasses,
building up
layers.
STEP 4: COMPACTION The deposited
sediments will
decrease in
volume and form
together as one
rock.
WHY STUDY THIS?
It leads to the study
of the earth’s past,
including
prehistoric animals
such as dinosaurs,
trilobites, ancient
mammals, etc.
OBJECTIVE NUMBER 2:
DESCRIBE THE DIFFERENT METHODS USED TO
DETERMINE THE AGE OF STRATIFIED ROCKS.
 AN AMERICAN
ASTRONOMER,
CARL EDWARD SAGAN PLANETARY SCIENTIST,
COSMOLOGIST,
ASTROPHYSICIST,
ASTROBIOLOGIST,
POET AND SCIENCE
COMMUNICATOR.
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