Key Term
(Explain what part of the Sandwich
Lab this was)
Law of Superposition
Definition
Draw a sketch to help you
remember
How did this form?
Ex: Deposition of
sediments
(__making the sandwich layer by
layer__)
Law of Horizontality
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Cross-cutting
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Intrusion
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Normal Fault
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Thrust (Reverse) Fault
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Syncline
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Folding
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Tilting
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What are some reasons
that would cause a layer to
NOT be horizontal?
Stratigraphy Study Guide
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occurred/how you know it is that old (i.e.—laws of crosscutting relations, horizontality, and superposition, etc.)
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