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How do extrusions intrusions and faults determine the relative age of rocks?
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How do you determine the relative age relationship of faults to the rocks they cut?
Relatively, they are younger than the rock they cut through.
Explain how physical features are used to determine relative age?
physical features are tilting,faults,intrusion and folding also, using superposition as long as u know which order these go by u can figure out relative age of a rock
What do faults tell geologists about the relative ages of rock?
A fault must be younger than the rock it cuts through.
Are the three types of faults normal faults backward faults and slip faults?
No. Your terminology is close but not quite right. The three main types of faults are normal faults, reverse faults, and strike-slip faults. Strike-slip faults may also be called transform faults.
Two types of faults can result in mountains which are they?
The two types of faults that can result in mountains are reverse faults and normal faults.
How are faults intrusions and extrusions similar?
by looking at it
What are three types of clues to the relative age of rock layers other than the law of superposition?
To determine relative age, geologists also study extrusions and intrusions of igneous rock, faults, gaps in the geologic record, and inclusions.
What can scientists determine by studying folds faults and intrusions in rock?
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How do you determine the relative age relationship of faults to the rocks they cut?
Relatively, they are younger than the rock they cut through.
What does normal faulting mean?
Normal faults are when you have hanging walls that slide down relative to and below the footwall. Dip-slip faults are normal faults.
What are the four ways rock layers can become disturbed?
4 ways are folding, tilting, intrusions, and faults. Hope this helped :)
Explain how physical features are used to determine relative age?
physical features are tilting,faults,intrusion and folding also, using superposition as long as u know which order these go by u can figure out relative age of a rock
Faults are important because?
Faults are important because it can move the blocks relative to each other. And they can have a major influence on the shaping of the landscape.
What does faults mean?
Normal faults are when you have hanging walls that slide down relative to and below the footwall. Dip-slip faults are normal faults.
In a fault the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall?
This is true of normal faults. In thrust or reverse faults, the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall and in strike slip faults, it moves horizontally relative to the footwall.
What two factors help geologists determine earthquake risk?
Geologists can determine earthquake risk by locating where faults are active and where past earthquakes have occured.
Which is used to determine earthquakes risk?
Strains in rocks near faults
