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

  • Sedimentology
  • Geomorphology
  • Petrology
  • Stratigraphy (correct)
  • What causes the formation of layers of rocks through stratification?

  • Deposition of sediments (correct)
  • Biological decay
  • Erosion by wind
  • Volcanic eruptions
  • Which dating method tells the sequence in which events occurred?

  • Relative dating (correct)
  • Radiometric dating
  • Carbon dating
  • Luminescence dating
  • What are isotopes?

    <p>Atoms with the same elements but 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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