Relative Dating

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Used to determine whether an object is older or younger than other objects

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Relative Dating

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States that younger rocks lie above older rocks if the layers have not been disturbed

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Law of superposition

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Traces or remains of organisms that lived long ago

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Fossil

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Analyze the seashell found in the white layer. Which statement is true of the rock layer that contains this fossil? Options: It could also contain a fossil from the bottom layer., It is older than the layers below it., It is younger than the layers above it., It is older than the layers above it.

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It is older than the layers above it.

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How do geologists use relative dating?

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Placing rocks in order from youngest to oldest

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What are the relative ages of the features in order from oldest to youngest? Options: Limestone, Basalt, Fault, Siltstone

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Limestone, Siltstone, Fault, Basalt

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Relative dating of rock layers tells us that the deeper we dig, _______.

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the older the rocks get

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The Law of Superposition helps scientists to determine what?

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The relative age of rock layers

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Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest? Options: F, E, B, A

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A

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According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest? Options: A, B, C

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A