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What is relative and absolute age?
Absolute- Actual Age of a rock Relative- The age of something compared to other things Relative age does not tell how old something is but tells us in what order events have happened relative- the age of a rock or fossil compared to the surrounding rocks and fossil
The age of a rock compared with the age of other rocks?
What you are referring to is the relative age.
How is the absolute age of the fossil different from the relative age?
Absolute age is the definite age of a fossil, while relative age is an estimated age according to the sediments and other fossils around the fossil.
Determining the order of events and the relative age of rocks by examining the position of rocks in a sequence is called?
relative dating.Relative dating is used to determine the relative age of rocks.
What is the relationship between relative age and the principle of superposition?
the relationship between relative age and the principle of superposition is look it up yourself!
How old is an object in relation to the ages of other objects?
Relative age.
What is the age of an object in relation to the ages of other objects called?
Relative age.
The age of an event of object compared with other events or objects is called its?
Relative Age
What is relative and absolute age?
Absolute- Actual Age of a rock Relative- The age of something compared to other things Relative age does not tell how old something is but tells us in what order events have happened relative- the age of a rock or fossil compared to the surrounding rocks and fossil
What is difference between relative and absolute age?
In terms of geology, Relative Age is the age of an object in relation to the ages of other objects. Layers of rock, called strata, show the order of events that took place in the past and Absolute Age is the numerical age of an object or event.
The orientation of a rock’s magnetic field can tell you its?
The orientation of a rocks magnetic field can tell you it's relative age.
Does radioactive dating tell the relative age of rocks?
No. Radioactive dating is an absolute dating tool.
Could you tell the relative age of a fossil if layers of rock have been shifted by earthquake?
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Could you tell the relative age of a fossil if layers of rock have been shifted by earthquakes?
yes
The age of a rock compared with the age of other rocks?
What you are referring to is the relative age.
What is the difference between the relative age and absolute age of rocks?
Relative age is the age of a rock relative to the rock layers around it, absolute age is a rock's exact age.
What is thought to be the age of the eight planets relative to each other?
The planets in the solar system are all approximately the same age.
