Relative Dating Worksheet 1
NAME:____________________ HR: ___
**Look at the diagram below. Put the layers in order from first (oldest) to last (youngest),
Also include any events, such as when erosion, intrusions, faults, &/or folding happened.
ON TOP OF THAT,
**List the law/principle that explains the order of occurrence/how you know it is that old
(i.e.— Law of Superposition, Cross-Cutting, Horizontality, etc.)
Erosion
Event or
Letter
Law (Superposition, Horizontality, Cross-Cutting Relations)
14._________ __________________________________________________ (youngest)
13._________ __________________________________________________
12. _________ __________________________________________________
11. _________ __________________________________________________
10. _________ __________________________________________________
9. _________ __________________________________________________
8. __________ __________________________________________________
7. __________ __________________________________________________
6. ___________ _________________________________________________
5. __________ __________________________________________________
4. __________ __________________________________________________
3. __________ __________________________________________________
2. __________ __________________________________________________
1. __________ __________________________________________________ (oldest)
**Label where the ANTICLINE and the SYNCLINE is.
**Look at the diagram below. Put the layers in order from first (oldest) to last (youngest),
Also include any events, such as when erosion, intrusions, faults, &/or folding happened.
ON TOP OF THAT,
**List the law/principle that explains the order of occurrence/how you know it is that old
(i.e.— Law of Superposition, Cross-Cutting, Horizontality, etc.)
Question 1
The various sedimentary layers above are labeled as B, E, K and W. The timing of the
fault (break) in the rocks ( labeled Q ) must be included in the sequence of events.
Letter
Law (Superposition, Horizontality, Cross-Cutting Relations)
5.______ ____________________________________________________ (youngest)
4.______ ____________________________________________________
3.______ ____________________________________________________
2.______ ____________________________________________________
1.______ ____________________________________________________(oldest)
**Look at the diagram below. Put the layers in order from first (oldest) to last (youngest),
Also include any events, such as when erosion, intrusions, faults, &/or folding happened.
ON TOP OF THAT,
**List the law/principle that explains the order of occurrence/how you know it is that old
(i.e.— Law of Superposition, Cross-Cutting, Horizontality, etc.)
Question 2:
The two intrusions above are labeled as X and Z; the surrounding rock is labeled as D
Letter
Law (Superposition, Horizontality, Cross-Cutting Relations)
5.______ ____________________________________________________ (youngest)
4.______ ____________________________________________________
3.______ ____________________________________________________
2.______ ____________________________________________________
1.______ ____________________________________________________(oldest)