Set: Topic 13: Sequence of Events
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All 10 Terms
| | Term | Definition |
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relative age | age of rock compared to some other rock |
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uncomformity | a gap in the rock record caused by erosion |
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erosional surface | surface that has been eroded |
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subsidence | The sinking of regions of the Earth's cust to lower elevations. |
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uplift | the rising of the Earth's surface |
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emergence | rock layers above surface are eroded and expose layers underneath |
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submergence | rock layers at surface are buried under new sediment |
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uniformitarianism | The theory that earth's features are the result of a long-term process that continues to operate today as it did in the past |
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superposition | principle of oldest rock layers are below the youngest |
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original horizontality | all sedimentary rocks were originally formed in horizontal layers |
Set Information
| Terms | 10 |
| Creator | Hawaii_50 |
| Created | May 30, 2008 |
| Group | Earth Science Review- Diaz and Lawlor |
| Tag | earth science |
| Access | Anyone |
| Edit | Creator Only |
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