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nramada

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What does the principle of superposition say about the ages of rocks?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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How do geologists determine the relative ages of different rocks?
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 29, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: The oldest rock in any undeformed sequence of rocks will be the rock on the bottom.

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Answer: Geologists use the six common sense relative dating principles: original horizontality, superposition, cross-cutting, inclusions, faunal succession, and lateral continuity.


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Gracias!

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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