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Pre-Quiz (exit ticket)
Answer the following question after you try to solve the Geologic Puzzle:
Which skill was harder for you: a) sequencing of the layers, or b) the Laws of Geology ? (circle)
Solve the Geologic Puzzle!
**Put the layers from the diagram in order from first (oldest) to last (youngest), including any events such as
erosion, intrusions, faulting, folding, etc. ALSO, indicate the Law of Geology that explains how they occurred/how
you know that event happened when it did, ie. Law of Superposition and Crosscutting, or Horizontality.
Layers/Events
Laws of Geology (you may abbreviate: LOS, LOH, L.C.C. )
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