Question

1. _________ - a break or fracture in rock layers caused by earthquakes
2. _________ - theory that earth’s crust is broken into pieces that move around on top of the molten mantle
3. _________ - landmass that once contained all of earth’s continents
4. _________ - process of determining the age of rock layers as older/younger than other layers
5. _________ - the study of rock layers (strata) and how they were formed over time
6. _________ - theory that slow, gradual processes have operated consistently (uniformly) to change earth’s geologic features over time

Explanation:

Each term is defined based on core geology concepts matching the provided descriptions.

Answer:

1. Fault
2. Plate Tectonics
3. Pangaea
4. Relative Dating
5. Stratigraphy
6. Uniformitarianism