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Which layer of rock is the oldest?
The basement is a term sometimes used, and Cratonis another used in a continental context.The Principle of Superposition has it that in a given formation, the top layers are the youngest, and the deeper layers the oldest.
Can someone help me Identify the rock layers from oldest to youngest, Thanks!?
This is the problem,Thanks!
Where is the youngest layer of sedimentary rock found?
On the top
Label the youngest rock and the oldest rock on this diagram of sea-flooring spreading?
I am sorry but we can't answer because we don't have your diagram you were given.
Where is the youngest rock usually found?
in the middle of the ocean ridge
What rock layer is the youngest?
The principle of superposition states that in an undisturbed sequence of rock layers, the youngest will be at the top, the oldest at the bottom.
The rock at the bottom of an undisturbed sequence is?
The bottom is oldest. The top is newest. -From bottom to top is the equivalent of oldest to youngest in an undisturbed sequence.
How would you know which is the oldest layer in a rock?
You would know because the youngest rock layer is always on the top, and the oldest is always at the bottom of the canyon.
Is young rock age on the bottom or top of a chart or graph?
Youngest at the top, oldest at the bottom, just as in nature.
How would you know which rock layer in a canyon is the oldest?
You would know because the youngest rock layer is always on the top, and the oldest is always at the bottom of the canyon.
What genaral statement can be made about the age of any rock layer?
the bottom is the oldest and the top is the youngest
What does Science know about an undisturbed sequence of rocks based on superposition?
That the youngest rock is on top while the oldest is at the bottom
Which layer of rock is the oldest?
The basement is a term sometimes used, and Cratonis another used in a continental context.The Principle of Superposition has it that in a given formation, the top layers are the youngest, and the deeper layers the oldest.
Which of the following correctly lists the layers in order from oldest to youngest?
The oldest is on bottom and youngest on top.
Who should get the top bunk of a bunk bed first youngest or oldest?
who goes on the top bunk on a bunk bed oldest or youngest
Superposition can best be explained new layer on old layer?
Superposition is the theory that the rock layer that is on top is the youngest and the layer of rock on the bottom is the oldest.
Dating technique involving compraring fossils in rock layers?
Relative dating-comparing fossils related to how old other fossils are in the same sample of rock. If the rock has been undisturbed, the oldest rock will be at the bottom, therefore, the oldest fossils will also be at the bottom. the youngest rock will be at the top, therefore, the youngest fossils will be at the top. Absolute Dating-When you can figure out through testing the exact age of the fossil
