Hopefully, your avatar is still at 36.0553 and -111.730. If so, please look at the tan material that is randomly draped all over this little hill. This tan material is one of the few geological mapping units that is in the "Surficial Deposits" category. This color designates the occurrence of one or more landslides. What's happening is that the Moenkopi formation is so weak, that the harder basalt on top is landsliding off the hill as the Moenkopi collapses into a landslide. Now, Fast Travel to 36.2947 (latitude) and -111.8379 (longitude). Look up at the top of the cliff faces surrounding your avatar. Do you recognize this same color? Do you recognize that these landslide deposits are scattered about and not continuous? QUESTION: HOW DO YOU KNOW THE LANDSLIDE DEPOSIT IS MORE RECENT THAN THE PALEOZOIC ROCK LAYERS IT COVERS? Hint: The answer is given away in the very first question of this lab. Actually, the landslide deposits are older than the rocks they cover. Its the only way to explain things. Superimposition: the landslide deposits are superimposed over the Paleozoic strata There is not information to answer this question. Hence, this is the best answer Superimposition: the landslide deposits are superimposed over the Paleozoic strata. Its like draping your sweater over a chair. The chair has to be there first for you to put your sweater on top of it.
