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Which scientific principle states that younger rock layers are generally deposited on top of older rock layers and why?
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Superposition
Agnes Bogan
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∙ 9y agoThe scientific principle which states that younger rock layers are generally deposited on top of older rock layers is known as Angular Unconformity and occurs due to the Law of superposition.
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∙ 15y agoThe concept is called the geological column. Superposition is the principle that states rock is layered from oldest on bottom to youngest on top in a geological column as long as they have not been disturbed.
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∙ 11y agoThe law of superposition, which states that in an succession of strata (rock layers) which are not disturbed or overturned since deposition the younger layers lie abover the older layers.
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∙ 12y agoThe Law of Superposition
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Is meat from an older or younger animal more tender?
younger due to it having less stress and generally less collagen & muscle fibres :)
How is the law of superposition is used to date fossils?
Superposition is the methodology of younger sediments being deposited over older rocks. Paleontologists can determine the evolution or extinction of a species by looking at what fossils are either present or absent in a particular sedimentary layer.
Why are old people aggressive?
old people are aggressive because they probably not energetic as younger life forms and they are mad at the younger people because they are younger because younger people can do more and they are more energetic!!!!!
How much does the average conch shell weigh?
Conch shells generally can weigh about five pounds on a full grown conch. The shell continues to thicken as the conch grows so younger conches shells tend to weigh less.
What does the principle of superposition tell you about the relative ages of sedimentary rock layers?
Younger layers are deposited on top of older layers, whether the layer is sedimentary or volcanic. Occasionally faults may result in overthrusts, where a series of older layers may be pushed over the top of younger layers. But this is rare. In general, the older layers will be the lower layers.
What states that for undisturbed rocks the oldest rocks are on the bottom and the rocks become younger and younger toward the top?
To me generally I think it's Principle of Superposition : )
When geologists or archaeologists dig downward into a unit of rock or sediment they are digging back in time that is is based on the principle of?
The law of superposition which states that younger rocks or sediments are deposited or formed on top of older ones.
What states that for undisturbed rocks the oldest rocks are on the bottom and the rocks become younger and youngers towards the top?
To me generally I think it's Principle of Superposition : )
What is the theory that states younger sediment is deposited over old sediment?
Theory of Super Position.
What does the The Law of Superposition state?
Principle stating that older rock layers are beneath younger rock layers.
What older rocks lie under younger rocks?
the answer is the principle of superposition
How do you know that an intrusion is younger than its surrounding rock layers?
younger over older is a phrase you can use to remember this principle.
What are the stratigraphic principles?
The principle of superposition states that in an undisturbed sequence of rock layers, the youngest layer is on top and the oldest layer is at the bottom. The principle of original horizontality states that sedimentary rocks are originally deposited in horizontal layers. The principle of lateral continuity states that rock layers extend continuously in all directions until they thin out or reach a barrier. The principle of cross-cutting relationships states that any geological feature that cuts across a rock layer is younger than the layer it cuts through.
What states older rocks lie under younger rocks?
the answer is the principle of superposition
What is based on the idea that younger rock layers are deposited on top of older rock layers in undisturbed areas?
The answer is: Relative dating
How can you tell that the sandstone was not deposited on top of the basalt?
The sandstone layer is older than the basalt. The older rock cannot be on top of the younger rock. The sandstone and the basalt (or basalt dike) are both deposited at the same depth.
How can you tell that the sandstone was not deposited on top of basalt layers?
The sandstone layer is older than the basalt. The older rock cannot be on top of the younger rock. The sandstone and the basalt (or basalt dike) are both deposited at the same depth.
