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What is the difference between relative ages of and relative position of rocks?
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Age is how old the rock is relative to other rocks, position is where the rock is in relation to other rocks. Tectonic motion and other forces can easily turn a portion of the Earths crust upside down resulting in older rock lying above younger layers.
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What is the difference between a fold and a fault?
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Kind of age that compares a rock with other rocks?
relative age
