The position of fossils in sedimentary rock layers.
They use index fossils to help determine relative age.
There are really not any foundations for dating a relative. In many countries, especially the US, it is illegal or looked down upon.
The nuclear decay of radioactive isotopes is a process that behaves in a clock-like fashion. Hence it is a useful tool in determining the absolute age of rocks.
Layers of the sediment .
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By the law of superposition: Oldest at the bottom and youngest at the top.
Choose a relative no closer than second cousin. Other than that it's like normal dating.
by relative dating or radiometric dating
how does relative dating show the history of a region
The two methods are "RELATIVE DATING" and "ABSOLUTE DATING". :)
relative dating
Yes, Geologists use the relative dating metod on earth.
information is providedv by absolute that cannot be provided by relative dating?
information is providedv by absolute that cannot be provided by relative dating?
Seriation
No. Radioactive dating is an absolute dating tool.
relative dating is when you give an estimate date.
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Relative dating is not more accurate than absolute dating. Relative dating will, if done properly, give you an order sequence in time but it will not return any information about when something happened unless there is other information that can be used to establish a time frame.