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What type of dating involves matching up layers of rock from two different areas?
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Correlative dating matches that definition.
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What is consisting of layers of different minerals?
foliated
What kind of rock is made up of layers?
Sedimentary Rock is made up of layers of different rocks.
Why part of the east coast of south america and the west coast of africa have matching fossils within the same series of rock layers this provides evidence that these two continents were once?
No
What are the four layers of Brofenbrenners Ecological Systems Theory?
There are actually5 different layers and systems to the Brofenbrenners Ecological System Theory. These layers are microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem, and chronosystem.
Which method of carcass disposal involves mixing 1 part carcass to 2 parts litter and 1 part straw in alternate layers in a enclosed area?
Composting
Which type of dating involves matching up layers of rocks from two different ares?
correlative
What type of dating involves matching up layers of rocks from two different areas?
Correlative dating matches that definition.
Which type of dating involves matching up layers of rocks from two different eras?
Speed Dating
What is the process of matching rock layers in two different places?
correlation
What process involves the comparison of rock layers with others in a sequence to determine its age?
relative dating
Principle that allows rock layers in different places to be correlated based on their fossils?
Relative dating by index fossils.
What information does absolute dating provide about the layers of the earth?
the exact age of the layers
How do you think scientists figure out the age of basalt layers at Frenchman Coulee?
Rodiometric dating
The term for dating fossils based on the relative positions of different rock layers is?
Ether the principle of superposition(also called the law of superposition- concept that the layer of sediment that is deepest is the oldest) or stratigraphy which is the study of layers, when using knowledge of when certain species existed and remains of those species while also studying the layers it is called biostratigraphy.
How can you determine accurate ages of rock layers?
Stratigraphic position Age Dating techniques i.e. carbon etc Fossil Assemblage present in rock specimen
How is sediment used for dating?
the layers are in order of age #apex :)
What is the method of comparing the rock layers in which they are found?
Relative dating.
