Relative and Absolute Dating Quiz

EXPLAIN the difference between relative and absolute dating

Answer explanation

Relative the difference is a comparison of the age of two or more different things. It tells us which is oldder and which is younger. Absolute dating tells us the EXACT age of something with as much detail as possible.

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Which type of dating gives us the most details about the age of an object?

The ____ layers are found closest to the top when talking about relative dating.

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Draw a picture of radioactive decay using what you know about half-life. (Think back to the wolly mammoth!)

Explain the principle of cross-cutting relationships

Answer explanation

The principle of cross-cutting relationships states that any rock that cuts across another rock will be younger than the rock it cuts across.

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Relative or Absolute: I am older than my brother

Relative or Absolute: She was born in January of 1970

Relative or Absolute: Dinosaurs went extinct before humans appeared on Earth

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Relative or Absolute: The Earth is 4.6 billion years

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Relative or Absolute: He bought his first car in 2015