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Would it be possible for the youngest layer of rocke to be by the oldest layer or rock?
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If erosion wore away the youngest rock layer what would be the results?
Then you would be able to observe the next to the youngest rock layer.
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.
Is the bottom layer the oldest layer?
no, the "your mom" layer is.
What is the law of superposition and why is it essential to our interpretation of earths history?
The Law of Superposition states that the oldest layer is at the bottom and the youngest at the top. Therefor, what is new builds upon what is preexisting.
What does the principle of superposition state?
Layers at the bottom are the oldest.
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.
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 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.
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.
What genaral statement can be made about the age of any rock layer?
the bottom is the oldest and the top is the youngest
If erosion wore away the youngest rock layer what would be the results?
Then you would be able to observe the next to the youngest rock layer.
What is the definition for principal of superposition?
states that the lowest rock in layers is the oldest and the highest is the youngest rock layer
Would a volcanic deposit of the youngest layer be on top or bottom?
Unless transposed by deformation, the youngest layer is always on top
What kind of stress causes a anticline?
anticlines are caused by extensional stress on the rocks, and syncline is caused by compressional stress. The stress is always pushing from the oldest layer of rock toward the youngest layer of rock, so in an anticline, where the oldest rocks are in the center of the rock fold, they push outward toward the younger rocks. In a syncline the youngest rocks are in the center of the fold and the oldest rocks are on the outer edge, the older rocks push inward toward the youngest rock.
What is law of superpostion?
In geology, the law of superposition states that in any undisturbed sequence of rocks that are deposited in layers, the oldest layers are on the bottom. Each layer is younger than the layer below it.
Explain that folding faulting and uplifting can rearrange the rock layers so the youngest is not always found on top?
Whenfolding, faulting, and uplifting occurs, the youngest rock layer can not always be on top. With folding the oldest rock layer could get folded over on top of a younger layer. When faulting occurs a younger rock layer can become "lower" or pushed more down in the rock layers that was originally shown. When these things happen, then rock layers can become out of order and the youngest layer is not always on the top of the layer.
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.
