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Formation of Sedimentary Rocks and Tectonic Shifts Quiz

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What geological principle states that the layers were laid down first in a horizontal pattern, and then forces in the earth caused folding and bending afterward?

Law of Superposition

Law of Lateral Continuity

Law of Cross-Cutting Relationships

Law of Original Horizontality (correct)

Which rock layer would be the youngest based on the Law of Superposition?

Layer 6

Layer 7 (correct)

Layer 1

Layer 4

What event occurred first in the landform described in Practice 4?

Weathering and erosion of the formation

Deposition of layers 1-4 (correct)

Deposition of layers 6 and 7

Magma leaking through the rock

Which geological feature is represented by a surface of erosion called an unconformity?

Fossil bed (C) Signup and view all the answers

What happened after the magma seeped through the rock layers as described in Practice 4?

Deposition of layers 6 and 7 (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which law in geology would help determine the relative ages of various rock layers in a given formation?

Law of Superposition (B) Signup and view all the answers

In the landform described, what did the law of original horizontality dictate?

The horizontal deposition of rock layers (D) Signup and view all the answers

'Magma leaking through the rock' represents which type of geological process in the formation described?

'Igneous intrusion' (C) Signup and view all the answers

'Weathering and erosion' in the landform described is most likely to contribute to which geological phenomenon?

'Erosion of coastal cliffs' (D) Signup and view all the answers

'Layers 6 and 7 being on top' indicates which principle being followed in the formation?

'Law of Superposition' (A) Signup and view all the answers