Question

relative dating

1. which of the following information can relative dating provide geologists? (check all that apply)

□ the order of rock formation
□ the exact age of rocks and fossils
□ the timing of geologic events within earth’s history
□ age of fossils in millions of years

1. use the word bank below to fill in the blanks below.

word bank\foldest
newest
relative
absolute
dating
geologists
superposition
the scientists who study the formation of rocks are called __________. scientists use different principles to place the formation of rocks and geologic events in order. by using the principles of ________ dating, the order of geologic structures and fossil formation can be determined. the __________ age is not determined from relative
a main idea in this process is called the law of __________. this law states that ________ rocks were laid down first, while the __________ rocks will be at the top of a formation.

1. use the principles of relative dating to put the features of the geologic formation below in order from oldest to youngest.

oldest → youngest

Explanation:

1. Relative - dating provides the order of rock formation and the timing of geologic events within Earth's history. It does not give the exact age of rocks and fossils or the age of fossils in millions of years.
2. Geologists study rock formation. Relative - dating principles are used to order rock and geologic - event formation. The Law of Superposition states that the oldest rocks are at the bottom and the newest are at the top.
3. According to the Law of Superposition, in an undisturbed sequence, lower layers are older. So the order from oldest to youngest is A, C, D, E, B.

Answer:

1. The order of rock formation, The timing of geologic events within Earth's history
2. geologists, relative, absolute, Superposition, oldest, newest
3. A, C, D, E, B