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Relative time is used to determine date on aging rocks. This helps scientists determine the period of time a rock originated.
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∙ 9y agoRelative time is used to determine the age of past events based on related events. This technique was commonly used in Geology before the invention of radiometric dating.
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Relative dating is used to determine the?
Relative age is used to determine the age and how old a geological feature or fossil.
Can fossils be used to determine the relative ages of rocks layers?
fossils can be used to determine the relative age of rock layer by using the classification of fossils to find the relative ages of rocks in which fossils are found. :] hoped i helped you out.
What is used to determine the relative value of jobs within the organization?
Job Evaluation is the way it used to
Is used to determine the relative value of jobs within the organization?
Job Evaluation is the way it used to
What type of dating would be used to determine the age of rocks by using the fossil?
By using the geologic time scale. Certain organisms are only found during certain times and if a fossil of one of these organisms is found then you can determine the relative age of the fossil.
Which scale is used to measure the hardness of mineral?
The Mohs scale is used to determine the relative hardness of minerals.
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.
How are the laws of superposition and crosscutting relationship used to determine the relative age of rocks?
They are used to determine the relative ages of rocks by stating that younger rocks lie above older rocks, and that rocks that cut through a layer are younger than the existing layer.
How fossils can be used to determine the absolute and relative age of a sedimentary rock layer?
Perhaps by carbon dating and by comparing with the evolution and dominance of various organisms in the geological time scale.
Are only sedimentary rocks used for relative age determination?
No, igneous rocks can be used in this way based on the fact that an igneous intrusion will be younger than the material through which it passes. This is part of the principle of cross cutting relationships.
What are index fossils and how are they used to determine the absolute age of sedimentary rock?
Index fossils can be used to help determine the relative age of rock layers. Index fossils are from species that only existed for a short time. Index fossils are found in rock layers. Trilobites and Graptolites are index fossils.
What are index fossils and how are they used to determine the absolute age of sedimentary rocks?
Index fossils can be used to help determine the relative age of rock layers. Index fossils are from species that only existed for a short time. Index fossils are found in rock layers. Trilobites and Graptolites are index fossils.
