Question

match the vocabulary term with the correct definition.
arrangement of events used as a measure of the relative or absolute age of any part of geologic time.
rock that forms when sediment from erosion is compressed together
when small pieces of rock (sediment) are moved around by wind and/or water
when sediment stops moving and collects in a new area
when rocks are broken down into smaller pieces.
when molten rock from inside earth moves through cracks in the rock layers. this molten rock will sometimes reach and break through the surface.
the age of something based on its placement.
the exact age of something.
evidence of past life that have been preserved in rocks.
the movement of earths plates that can cause rock layers to move
geologic time scale sedimentary rock intrusion erosion relative dating fossil weathering deposited absolute dating plate tectonics

Explanation:

• Geologic time scale: Arrangement of events used as a measure of the relative or absolute age of any part of geologic time.
• Sedimentary rock: Rock that forms when sediment from erosion is compressed together.
• Erosion: When small pieces of rock (sediment) are moved around by wind and/or water.
• Deposited: When sediment stops moving and collects in a new area.
• Weathering: When rocks are broken down into smaller pieces.
• Intrusion: When molten rock from inside Earth moves through cracks in the rock layers. This molten rock will sometimes reach and break through the surface.
• Relative dating: The age of something based on its placement.
• Absolute dating: The exact age of something.
• Fossil: Evidence of past life that have been preserved in rocks.
• Plate tectonics: The movement of Earth’s plates that can cause rock layers to move.

Answer:

1. Geologic time scale
2. Sedimentary rock
3. Erosion
4. Deposited
5. Weathering
6. Intrusion
7. Relative dating
8. Absolute dating
9. Fossil
10. Plate tectonics