Module 11 - Relative Age

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__________ is the age of rocks and fossils compared to the ages of other rocks and fossils.

Which rock layer is the oldest according to the law of superposition?

Which of the following would make the best index fossil?

__________ of an Earth material is a measure of how old it actually is in years.

Which of the following is a good characteristic of an index fossil?

Radiocarbon dating (also simply called carbon dating) is one of the most widely used and famous types of __________ dating.

The law of superposition states that each rock layer (strata) is __________ than the one above it.

What does relative age and absolute age have in common?