Relative Dating

Unlock Earth's past! Master relative dating, superposition, and cross-cutting relationships with this science worksheet.

Match the vocabulary word with the correct definition. Relative Dating Process of placing events in the sequence in which they occurred Principle of Superposition The oldest rock layer will be at the bottom and the youngest will be at the top Cross-Cutting Relationships An igneous intrusion is always younger than the rock it has intruded, or cut across What is the relative age of the rock layers ordered from oldest to youngest? D, E, A, B, C E, D, A, C, B C, E, D, A, B C, D, E, B, A The image shows the location of two fossils. Click on each answer that must be true from the fossils' locations. Fossil A is older than the rock layer labeled C The animals that left the fossils were competitors for food and shelter The animal that left fossil B lived before the animal that left fossil A. The animal that left fossil B lived thousands of miles from the animal that left fossil A Oldest to Youngest Label each layer from oldest to youngest. (1 being the youngest and 7 being the oldest) 3 2 5 6 1 7 4