Earth's Dating (Group 1) Flashcards
Determining a chronology or calendar of events in the history of Earth, using to a large degree the evidence of organic evolution in the sedimentary rocks accumulated through geologic time in marine and continental environments.
Earth’s Dating
Two main approaches of Earth’s Dating.
Relative Dating
Absolute Dating
These methods help geologists and scientists understand the chronological order of events in Earth’s history.
Relative Dating
Absolute Dating
This method of dating determines the chronological order of events without assigning a specific age to each event.
Relative Dating
This method of dating involves determining the actual age of a rock or fossil in years.
Absolute Dating
It is a type of method to read the order.
Stratigraphy
It is a term used to call ‘Layers of rocks’.
Strata