0
The age of rock surrounding the fossil.
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
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.
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 does relative dating provide for the age of a rock layer or fossil?
estimate
How the relative age of a fossil is determined by studying layers of rock?
It is determined because in layers of rocks the fossils are found so the layers of rocks give information to the scientist about the age of a fossil so like that the relative age of a fossil is determined.
What is the main purpose of both relative dating and rediometric dating?
The purpose is to estimate or find the age of a material, or fossil.
When you know the relative age of a fossil what else do you know about it?
the relative age of the rock where it was found.
What fossil used to compare the relative ages of fossils?
An index fossil. An index fossil's age is known, allowing scientists to know the relative age of other fossils based on their position relative to the index fossil. (Ex. If a fossil is deeper in the earth, it is older than the index fossil)
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.
What is the relative age of a fossil starfish?
the relative age of the rock where it was found.
What is the Specific age of a rock or fossil?
absolute 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
How can fossils be used to determine the relative ages of rock?
If we know the age the respective organism is known to have occupied a certain region in the geologic past we can then correlate that to the rock its fossil was found in and consequently deduce the rock's relative age.
What is the definition of relative age?
The geologic age of fossil organisms, rock, or geologic features or events defined relative of each other.
What does relative dating provide for the age of a rock layer or fossil?
estimate
What does relative dating provide for the age of a layer or fossil?
estimate or approximation
Is a way to determine the age of a fossil by comparing the number of stable isotopes to the number of unstable isotopes using a known half life?
relative dating
Is a way to determine the age of a fossil by comparing the number of stable isotopes to the number of unstable isotopes using a known half-life.?
relative dating
