geology relative time

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Steno

________ realized earths history contains a chronological history of geologic events.

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Sandstone

________ is younger than shale because the pieces of shale eroded as the ________ was deposited.

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Nonconformity

________: a boundary between non- sedimentary rocks (below) and sedimentary rocks (above)

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Angular unconformity

________: a boundary between two sequences of sedimentary rocks where the underlying ones have been tilted (or folded) and eroded prior to the deposition of the younger ones.

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Disconformity

________: a boundary between two sequences of sedimentary rocks where the underlying ones have been eroded (but not tilted) prior to the deposition of the younger ones.

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angular unconformity

a boundary between two sequences of sedimentary rocks where the underlying ones have been tilted (or folded) and eroded prior to the deposition of the younger ones

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disconformity

a boundary between two sequences of sedimentary rocks where the underlying ones have been eroded (but not tilted) prior to the deposition of the younger ones

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