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Is the layer of rock at the bottom of a sedimentatry rock younger or older?
Older.
Can Reverse fault cause older beds to overlie younger beds?
Absolutely.
Which is younger a fault or sandstone?
One is not necessarily older than the other. It depends on the context. A fault running through any rock must be younger than that rock.
Brief note on the law of superposition?
It is a law that the higher the rock layer is the younger it is. The deeper it is the older the rock layer is.
What evidence did cross-cutting relationships give geologists?
Cross-cutting can give insight to whether or not a certain layer is older or younger than what is cross-cutting it. Say if a dike was cross-cutting layer A, then layer A is older than the dike.
Is the fault older or younger than rock layer A?
older because it is at the bottom and the ones on top are younger than the bottoms
Is a layer younger or older than the layers it cuts through?
A fault is necessarily younger than faults it cuts through; it could not have happened if the layers were not there first.
If a fault occurs in an area where rock layers have been folded what type fault would it be?
What is the relative age of a fault that cuts across three horizontal sedimentary rock layers?A. The fault is older than the middle layer. B.The fault is younger than all the layers it cuts across.C. The fault is the same age as the top layer. D. The fault is older than all the layers it cuts across == ==
Is the fault older or younger than the layers?
older because it is at the bottom and the ones on top are younger than the bottoms
Is the layer of rock at the bottom of a sedimentatry rock younger or older?
Older.
What statements states relative age?
"The fossils found in this rock layer are older than the fossils found in the layer above it." "The granite intrusion is younger than the surrounding sedimentary rocks." "The volcanic ash layer is slightly older than the layer of soil above it." "The erosion pattern on the hillside indicates that the granite rocks are older than the layers of sediment deposited on top of them." "The cross-cutting relationship between the fault and the layers of rock indicate that the fault is younger than the rock layers it cuts through."
In general the law of superposition states that in an undeformed sequence of sedimentary rock each layer is?
Younger than the layer below it.
Can Reverse fault cause older beds to overlie younger beds?
Absolutely.
Which is younger a fault or sandstone?
One is not necessarily older than the other. It depends on the context. A fault running through any rock must be younger than that rock.
Brief note on the law of superposition?
It is a law that the higher the rock layer is the younger it is. The deeper it is the older the rock layer is.
If middle layer of rock is 120 million years old what can be said about above and below layer?
top will be younger bottom older
Do you find older rock above or below younger rock?
The law of superposition states: in horizontal rock layers, each layer is older than the one above it and younger than the one below it.
