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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 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?
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?
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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