EXERCISE S Applying Physical Principles of Relative Age Dating Nam Name: Course:

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EXERCISE S Applying Physical Principles of Relative Age Dating Nam Name: Course: Section Date: In this exercise, you will apply the principles of relative age dating and your knowledge of geologic structures to interpret geologic histories of various degrees of complexity. Rock units in the four structural cross sections that follow are la with letters that have no meaning with respect to relative age (i.e., A can be older or younger than B) sedimentary and metamorphic rocks are labeled with uppercase letters, igneous rocks with lowercase letters. rocks and some contacts are labeled but the processes affecting those rocks are not. ctions that follow are labeled . In all diagrams, Note that the In the timeline on the right side of each cross section, arrange the materials in order from oldest remember superposition) to youngest. Where an event indicate the place in the sequence and label the event. ide of each cross section, arrange the materials in order from oldest (at the bottom- n arrow to has occurred (e.g, folding, tilting, erosion), drawa In many cases, you will have no doubt about the sequence of events, but in some there may be more than one possibility. In the space provided after each diagram, briefly explain why you ordered your choices the way you did. Geologic cross section 1.

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