Section 2 Relative Dating: Which Came First?

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

Relative Dating – Lab Which geologic event occurred first?? Which rock layer formed first? How do you know? Which rock layer formed first? How do you know?

Advertisements

CHAPTER 9: Clues to Earth’s past

Relative Dating: Which Came First?

You will need a piece of paper! I stood in the checkout line.

Relative and Absolute Dating

Determining geological ages

Relative Dating of Rocks

Ways to tell the age of a rock

R ELATIVE D ATING : W HICH C AME F IRST ? Chapter 6 Section 2.

Relative Dating : Which Came First?

Relative and Absolute Dating

Sci. 3-2 Relative Dating: Which Came First?

Use answer key to make correction to p. 2 in binder

Nonconformity - sedimentary rocks over crystalline (metamorphic or igneous) rocks N. Lindsley-Griffin, 1998.

Unit 5: Age of the Earth Objective:

The Relative Age of Rocks 10-2

Earth’s Story 6.1 & James Hutton Theory of the Earth Uniformitarianism.

 Uniformitarianism- Principle that states that the same geological process shaping the Earth today have been at work throughout Earth’s history.  Examples:

BY:SHAQUITTA JENNINGS. THE DETERMINATION TO WHETER AN OBJECT OR EVENT IS OLDER OR YOUNGER THAN OTHER OJECTS OR EVENTS.

RELATIVE DATING: WHICH CAME FIRST? Brainstorm Questions 1.Why do think the Grand Canyon looks the way it does? 2. Which layers of rock are the oldest?

Beginning with a History of Geology. 1. Catastrophism 1. Earth was shaped by dramatic events called catastrophes 2. Like MASSIVE earthquakes, floods,

The Rock and Fossil Record

The principle of uniformitarianism  Uniformitarionism is a principle that states that the same geologic processes shaping the earth.

Geology Review Game Ready your Mind!. Your teams are your table groups.

Interpreting Earth’s Rocks to Determine Its Past History.

Interpreting Earth’s Rocks to Determine Its Past History.

Welcome to Science 1/10 As you enter put your initials on the timeline in the order that you arrive in the room. Have your HW out. Who was the first person.

Relative Dating and Relative Age

21.2 – Relative Age Dating How can you tell if one rock layer is older than another? How can you tell if one fossil is older than another? What is an index.

Ch. 13 Section 2 Relative Ages of Rocks.

6.2 Relative Dating: Which Came First? Pgs

Determining geological ages

Relative Dating Superposition Original Horizontality Faulting Tilting/Folding Intrusions Unconformities Geologic Columns Rock Puzzles.

Jump to first page Geologic Time Chapter 34. Jump to first page Dating rocks n Relative dating F Compare events and put them in order based on their sequence.

relative time vs. absolute time

2 Types.  Relative Dating  Absolute Dating  1. Law of superposition – youngest layer on top; oldest layer on bottom.

The Fossil Record. Learning Objective I can apply geologic rules to determine the relative age of fossils and rock layers in a geologic column by correctly.

Earth’s History How do we know about it?. What is Uniformitarianism? Uniformitarianism: –Is a theory developed by the Scottish geologist, James Hutton,

RAP:. Activator: Relative Dating Place in order from youngest to oldest Alexander Dolan Russell Woods.

Age and Movement of Rocks. How old is old? Relative Dating a method of determining if an object is older or younger than another object.

Earth Science Notes Relative Age of Rocks. Objectives I can… Distinguish relative and absolute dating. Describe the 6 laws of relative dating. Use the.

Interpreting Earth’s Rocks to Determine Its Past History.

The Rock and Fossil Record II. Relative Dating: Which Came First?

Relative Dating: Which Came First?

The Law of Superposition Any method of determining whether an event or object is older or younger than another event. Comparing rock layers or fossils.

Geologic time Relative dating

Unit 5: Age of the Earth Objective:

Discovering Earth’s History

Earth History- Table of Contents

EARTH’S HISTORY Relative Dating.

Geologic Time Uniformitarianism vs. Catastrophism.

Discovering Earth’s History

The History of Earth Relative Dating Absolute Dating

Earth’s History: The Law of Superposition Guided Notes

Interpreting Earth’s Rocks to Determine Its Past History

The History of Earth Relative Dating Absolute Dating

Age of the Earth Objective:

Relative Dating.

The History of Earth Chapter 6 Sections 1 and 2.

Original Horizontality

The History of Earth Chapter 6 Sections 1 and 2.

The History of Earth Chapter 6 Sections 1 and 2.

Ch.3, Sec.2 – Relative Dating: Which Came First?

Earth’s History: The Law of Superposition Guided Notes

Which is the oldest formation?

Arrange the following in order to make a short story…

Relative Dating Write on RIGHT Side.

The History of Earth Chapter 6 Sections 1 and 2.

Ch. 13 Section 2 Relative Ages of Rocks.

Presentation transcript:

Section 2 Relative Dating: Which Came First?

Geologic News Write a news article from the perspective of a geologist Include all of the key terms from this week Your story must make sense Be creative and have fun!

Relative Dating Determining the age and order of particular events or objects. http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/wiki/images/thumb/1/14/250px-Grand_Canyon_geologic_column.jpeg

Superposition Younger rocks lie above older rocks in undisturbed sequences. http://earth.geol.ksu.edu/liu/g100/figures/15_superposition.jpg

The Geologic Column An ideal sequence of rock layers that contain all the known fossils and rock formations on earth, arranged from oldest to youngest. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Maveric149/images/Idaho

http://www.nps.gov/care/resources/admin%20history/images/fig3.jpg

Disturbed Rock Layers http://www.stmarys.ca/conted/webcourses/GEO/GEO99/pubigneous/intrusion.gif http://scamp.wr.usgs.gov/scamp/photo/aug88p07JKN-26M.jpg http://www.nps.gov/care/graphics/wtrpkt1.gif http://www.utdallas.edu/dept/sci_ed/torch/bb00_geo-al_files/image018.jpg

The Missing Piece Unconformity-a surface missing part of geologic column. Nondeposition Erosion Disconformities Nonconformities Angular Unconformities