Applying the principles of relative dating can tell you the actual age of a rock

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Applying the principles of relative dating can tell you the actual age of a rock unit. True False Match the principles of relative dating below with their descriptions on the right. Geologic processes act in the Geologic processes today act in the same manner as geologic processes in the past. (The present is the key to the past.") In an undeformed of sedimentary rock, older rocks are located beneath younger rocks. A geologic feature that cuts through or across another is the younger of the two features. If a rock contains the inclusions are older than the rock in which they are Using the cross-section below, determine whether the igneous pluton is older or younger than sedimentary layer C. What principle of relative dating is used to determine this?

Explanation / Answer

7) false

Dating techniques can only provide wether certain rock is younger or older relative to the other rocks

8) They are matched correctly

1 A

2 B

3C

4 D

9) I is older than C and the principles used here are law of superposition and cross cutting relation

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