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Order of Geologic Events 3

The diagram shows a sequence of rock layers that can be used to determine the order of geologic events. The oldest rocks are at the bottom, with younger rocks forming on top based on the law of superposition. A dike intruded after the sedimentary layers settled but before the volcanic layer formed, as shown by its cross-cutting relationship. Therefore, the order of geologic events depicted is: 1) deposition of the oldest sedimentary layer, 2) deposition of the middle sedimentary layer, 3) intrusion of the dike, 4) deposition of the volcanic layer, 5) deposition of the youngest sedimentary layer.

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Order of Geologic Events 3

The diagram shows a sequence of rock layers that can be used to determine the order of geologic events. The oldest rocks are at the bottom, with younger rocks forming on top based on the law of superposition. A dike intruded after the sedimentary layers settled but before the volcanic layer formed, as shown by its cross-cutting relationship. Therefore, the order of geologic events depicted is: 1) deposition of the oldest sedimentary layer, 2) deposition of the middle sedimentary layer, 3) intrusion of the dike, 4) deposition of the volcanic layer, 5) deposition of the youngest sedimentary layer.

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Order of Geologic Events 3

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Applying basic geologic principles: Laws of original


horizontality, superposition, and cross-cutting relationships
explain the order of this diagram with the order of formation:
. What is the order of geologic events that produced the sequence
of rocks above?
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