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What is the study of rock layers deposited in the earth called?

  • Stratigraphy (correct)
  • Mineralogy
  • Geochronology
  • Paleontology
  • What causes stratification in rocks?

  • Crustal movement (correct)
  • Chemical weathering
  • Atmospheric pressure
  • Biological evolution
  • Which dating method tells the sequence in which events occurred, not how long ago?

  • Absolute Dating
  • Carbon Dating
  • Relative Dating (correct)
  • Luminescence Dating
  • What are isotopes?

    <p>Atoms with the same elements but with a different number of neutrons</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process when isotopes break down into other isotopes called?

    <p>Radioactive Decay</p> Signup and view all the answers

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