Question

The image below shows a geologic cross-section of the ground beneath our feet.
1) Identify the layers in order from oldest to youngest including the fault represented by “E”.

2) Define how the Law of Superposition explains the relationship in the cross-section.

3) Why is the absolute dating method more useful than the relative dating method?

4) Which method of dating (Absolute / Relative) would you use if you were hiking around the Grand Canyon? Explain.

Answer 1

Answer:

1) the youngest layer A B D.

and the oldest layer is the A B C D.

2) Layer A B D is the same layer A B C D but deference is old and new and in layer a b c d once a more layer is layer C. in the C layer present water . and those C not present in the layer A B D.