ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛʏ ₁₀: ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴀɢᴇ ꜱᴇQᴜᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ʀᴏᴄᴋꜱ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴꜱ: ꜱᴛᴜᴅʏ ᴛʜᴇ ɪʟʟᴜꜱᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʙᴇʟᴏᴡ. ᴅᴇᴛᴇʀᴍɪɴᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴀɢᴇ ꜱᴇQᴜᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴄᴋꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʀɪᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴇᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄ ʜɪꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴇᴀ. ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴀɴꜱᴡᴇʀ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɢɪᴠᴇɴ ᴛᴀʙʟᴇ. ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ: ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛ ʙʏ ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʟᴅᴇꜱᴛ ʀᴏᴄᴋ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴏʀᴋɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴡᴀʏ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴏʟᴅᴇꜱᴛ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜɴɢᴇꜱᴛ. ᴜꜱᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋᴇʏ ᴛᴏ ʀᴏᴄᴋ ꜱʏᴍʙᴏʟꜱ ɪɴ ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴇᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄ ʜɪꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴇᴀ. ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ꜰᴏʀɢᴇᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴꜱɪᴅᴇʀ ᴀʟʟ ɪɴᴛʀᴜꜱɪᴏɴꜱ ᴀɴᴅ

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ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛʏ ₁₀: ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴀɢᴇ ꜱᴇQᴜᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ʀᴏᴄᴋꜱ
ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴꜱ: ꜱᴛᴜᴅʏ ᴛʜᴇ ɪʟʟᴜꜱᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʙᴇʟᴏᴡ. ᴅᴇᴛᴇʀᴍɪɴᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴀɢᴇ ꜱᴇQᴜᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴄᴋꜱ
ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʀɪᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴇᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄ ʜɪꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴇᴀ. ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴀɴꜱᴡᴇʀ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɢɪᴠᴇɴ ᴛᴀʙʟᴇ.
ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ: ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛ ʙʏ ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʟᴅᴇꜱᴛ ʀᴏᴄᴋ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴏʀᴋɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴡᴀʏ ꜰʀᴏᴍ
ᴏʟᴅᴇꜱᴛ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜɴɢᴇꜱᴛ. ᴜꜱᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋᴇʏ ᴛᴏ ʀᴏᴄᴋ ꜱʏᴍʙᴏʟꜱ ɪɴ ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴇᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄ ʜɪꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴇᴀ.
ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ꜰᴏʀɢᴇᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴꜱɪᴅᴇʀ ᴀʟʟ ɪɴᴛʀᴜꜱɪᴏɴꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰᴀᴜʟᴛꜱ!

ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴀɢᴇ ꜱᴇQᴜᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ʀᴏᴄᴋꜱ

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ᴀɴꜱᴡᴇʀ ᴛʜɪꜱ Qᴜᴇꜱᴛɪᴏɴ:
ʜᴏᴡ ᴅᴏᴇꜱ ʀᴏᴄᴋ ʟᴀʏᴇʀ ɪɴꜰʟᴜᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴇᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄ ʜɪꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴇᴀ?
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Key to Rock Symbols
Sedimentary Rocks
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Conglomerate
Sandstone
Siltstone
Shale
D
J
Shale
Limestone
Limestone
Igneous Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
В
Granite
Granite
Basalt
Gneiss
Schist
Special Features:
Contact that is an unconformity (layers on either side of it are of differing ages)
Fault
H
Zone of contact metamorphism
Transcribed Image Text:Key to Rock Symbols Sedimentary Rocks G Conglomerate Sandstone Siltstone Shale D J Shale Limestone Limestone Igneous Rocks Metamorphic Rocks В Granite Granite Basalt Gneiss Schist Special Features: Contact that is an unconformity (layers on either side of it are of differing ages) Fault H Zone of contact metamorphism
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