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It depends. If you are comparing it to something then it is relative. But if your give it a specific age/year, then it is absolute. ex. Relative: The fossil is younger than the shale. Absolute: The fossils is 1000 years old. *note; even if the age is wrong it would still be classified as absolute time
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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 Specific age of a rock or fossil?
absolute age
What is the comparison with absolute and relative time?
absolute time and relative time are two completely differrent things.
How does relative dating and absolute dating help scientists assemble a fossil record for an area?
Relative dating is the science determining the relative order of past events, without necessarily determining their absolute age Absolute dating is the process of determining an approximate computed age in archaeology and geology.
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 the absolute and relative of Switzerland?
Absolute and relative what?
What is the difference between relative and absolute time?
Okay, darlin absolute time is the time exactly, like the absolute time is 9:33. Relative time is rounded basically, you probly hear people say its relatively 'round 9:30. Hope that helps.
Are peninsula's relative or absolute?
are peninsulas relative or absolute
Absolute and relative consistency in real time system?
absolute consistency is accurate and relative consistency is in a multipledata ,the must be relatively close to each other
Absolute and relative describe this?
Absolute and relative are really absolute value and other such.
What do the relative geologic time and absolute geologic time combine to form?
The geologic time scale.
What is absolute geologic time?
A rock stratum, and the relative placement of that in a cliff
