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Uniformitarianism
The process of finding an approximate age in archaeology and geology
Determining the Earths geological history by looking a erosion and layers of rock, Hutton
A bend or turn in rock layers caused by stress, heat or pressure
The theory that the Earth has been changed by sudden & violent events
Magma from under the surface is slowly pushed up from deep within the earth into any cracks
Natural laws & processes in universe now, have always been in the past as well
Finding the order of past events, without determining their exact age.
When layers of rock break and move against each other
Catastrophism
The process of finding an approximate age in archaeology and geology
Determining the Earths geological history by looking a erosion and layers of rock, Hutton
A bend or turn in rock layers caused by stress, heat or pressure
The theory that the Earth has been changed by sudden & violent events
Magma from under the surface is slowly pushed up from deep within the earth into any cracks
Natural laws & processes in universe now, have always been in the past as well
Finding the order of past events, without determining their exact age.
When layers of rock break and move against each other
Modern Geology
The process of finding an approximate age in archaeology and geology
Determining the Earths geological history by looking a erosion and layers of rock, Hutton
A bend or turn in rock layers caused by stress, heat or pressure
The theory that the Earth has been changed by sudden & violent events
Magma from under the surface is slowly pushed up from deep within the earth into any cracks
Natural laws & processes in universe now, have always been in the past as well
Finding the order of past events, without determining their exact age.
When layers of rock break and move against each other
Absolute Dating
The process of finding an approximate age in archaeology and geology
Determining the Earths geological history by looking a erosion and layers of rock, Hutton
A bend or turn in rock layers caused by stress, heat or pressure
The theory that the Earth has been changed by sudden & violent events
Magma from under the surface is slowly pushed up from deep within the earth into any cracks
Natural laws & processes in universe now, have always been in the past as well
Finding the order of past events, without determining their exact age.
When layers of rock break and move against each other
Intrusion
The process of finding an approximate age in archaeology and geology
Determining the Earths geological history by looking a erosion and layers of rock, Hutton
A bend or turn in rock layers caused by stress, heat or pressure
The theory that the Earth has been changed by sudden & violent events
Magma from under the surface is slowly pushed up from deep within the earth into any cracks
Natural laws & processes in universe now, have always been in the past as well
Finding the order of past events, without determining their exact age.
When layers of rock break and move against each other
Folding
The process of finding an approximate age in archaeology and geology
Determining the Earths geological history by looking a erosion and layers of rock, Hutton
A bend or turn in rock layers caused by stress, heat or pressure
The theory that the Earth has been changed by sudden & violent events
Magma from under the surface is slowly pushed up from deep within the earth into any cracks
Natural laws & processes in universe now, have always been in the past as well
Finding the order of past events, without determining their exact age.
When layers of rock break and move against each other
Fault
The process of finding an approximate age in archaeology and geology
Determining the Earths geological history by looking a erosion and layers of rock, Hutton
A bend or turn in rock layers caused by stress, heat or pressure
The theory that the Earth has been changed by sudden & violent events
Magma from under the surface is slowly pushed up from deep within the earth into any cracks
Natural laws & processes in universe now, have always been in the past as well
Finding the order of past events, without determining their exact age.
When layers of rock break and move against each other
Relative Dating
The process of finding an approximate age in archaeology and geology
Determining the Earths geological history by looking a erosion and layers of rock, Hutton
A bend or turn in rock layers caused by stress, heat or pressure
The theory that the Earth has been changed by sudden & violent events
Magma from under the surface is slowly pushed up from deep within the earth into any cracks
Natural laws & processes in universe now, have always been in the past as well
Finding the order of past events, without determining their exact age.
When layers of rock break and move against each other
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