Earth's Dating (Group 1) Flashcards

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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.

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Earth’s Dating

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Two main approaches of Earth’s Dating.

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Relative Dating
Absolute Dating

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These methods help geologists and scientists understand the chronological order of events in Earth’s history.

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Relative Dating
Absolute Dating

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This method of dating determines the chronological order of events without assigning a specific age to each event.

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Relative Dating

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This method of dating involves determining the actual age of a rock or fossil in years.

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Absolute Dating

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It is a type of method to read the order.

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Stratigraphy

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It is a term used to call ‘Layers of rocks’.

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Strata

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