Geologic Time and Relative Age Dating Quiz
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Relative age dating is a method used to determine the age of rocks and geologic events by comparing them to other rocks or events. Which of the following statements about relative age dating is correct?

  • Relative age dating can provide an exact numerical age for rocks and events.
  • Relative age dating can be used to determine the absolute age of fossils.
  • Relative age dating can only be used on sedimentary rocks.
  • Relative age dating can only determine the order in which rocks and events occurred. (correct)

    • Which of the following principles is used in relative age dating?

  • Principle of cross-cutting relationships (correct)
  • Principle of faunal succession
  • Principle of superposition
  • Principle of original horizontality

    • Which of the following is an example of a geologic event that can be used in relative age dating?

  • Deposition of sediment in a river
  • Formation of a volcanic crater
  • Uplift of a tectonic plate
  • Erosion of a mountain range (correct)

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