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Geologist must use their knowledge of the events that disturb or remove rock-layer sequences to help piece together the history of Earth as told by the rock record.
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How do geologists figure out rock-layer puzzles?
Geologist must use their knowledge of the events that disturb or remove rock-layer sequences to help piece together the history of Earth as told by the rock record.
What do geologist use index fossils for?
to date a rock layer and other fossils within that layer
Does the law of superposition helps geologist determine the absoloute age of a rock layer?
no, the relative age
What process does a geologist follow in order to figure out the age of a rock using radiometric dating?
Their ages
What do you call a rock expert?
petrologist
What principle is a geologist applying when deciding that a fossil in a mud layer is older than a fossil in a sandstone layer above it?
The geologist is applying the principle of superposition, which states that in an undisturbed sequence of rock layers, the oldest rocks are at the bottom and the youngest are at the top. This helps geologists determine the relative ages of fossils found in different layers of sedimentary rock.
How does a geologist know that rock layers are undisturbed.?
When a rock is disturbed, it usually contains one of the following abnormalities:SlantingBendingFoldingCrackingMetamorphismor Nonconformities.If a rock layer contains none of these, then geologists classify it as undisturbed.
What is a sentence for geologist?
A geologist could tell you what kind of rock that is. I am studying to become a geologist.
A geologist finds a cliff where the edges of several different rock layers can be seen. which layer is the oldest?
In geology, the principle of superposition states that in an undisturbed sequence of sedimentary rock layers, the oldest layer is at the bottom, while the younger layers are deposited on top. Therefore, in the cliff observed by the geologist, the lowest rock layer visible would be the oldest. If there are any signs of disturbance or folding, further analysis may be needed to determine the true age of the layers.
What scientist studies rock and minerals and earths land forms?
A geologist.
How would a geologist determine the age of rock layers and fossils if the geologist found a never before seen rock layer that contain fossils?
First step would be relative-dating: examining the new unit in the context of known rocks above and below it. Then look for correlative formations & fossils elsewhere.
What does Rock Hound mean?
A rockhound is a geologist or rock collector.
