Part 2 Relative Dating Layer Z Layer S Layer G Layer A Layer J Igneous Intrusion H Layer R Layer B Questions: (type your answers in the grey boxes) 1 List the order of events Last thing/event (most recent) First thing/event that happened 2. Originally Layers B, A, G, S, and Z were all- 3. How do you know that layer S is older than the Igneous Intrusion H? 4 If there was a fossil of a dinosaur bone in layer Z, and a Seashell Fossil in layer B, which would be older? 5 If there were fossils in Layer J, what would you know about their relative age? Old or young?

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Part 2 Relative Dating
Layer Z
Layer S
Layer G
Layer A
Layer J
Igneous
Intrusion H
Layer R
Layer B
Questions: (type your answers in the grey boxes)
1 List the order of events
Last thing/event (most recent)
First thing/event that happened
2. Originally Layers B, A, G, S, and Z were all-
3. How do you know that layer S is older
than the Igneous Intrusion H?
4 If there was a fossil of a dinosaur bone
in layer Z, and a Seashell Fossil in
layer B, which would be older?
5 If there were fossils in Layer J, what would you
know about their relative age? Old or young?
Transcribed Image Text:Part 2 Relative Dating Layer Z Layer S Layer G Layer A Layer J Igneous Intrusion H Layer R Layer B Questions: (type your answers in the grey boxes) 1 List the order of events Last thing/event (most recent) First thing/event that happened 2. Originally Layers B, A, G, S, and Z were all- 3. How do you know that layer S is older than the Igneous Intrusion H? 4 If there was a fossil of a dinosaur bone in layer Z, and a Seashell Fossil in layer B, which would be older? 5 If there were fossils in Layer J, what would you know about their relative age? Old or young?
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