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mia

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How does relative dating differ from absolute dating? What will be an ideal response?

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What is the geologic time scale based on today? What will be an ideal response?


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Reply #1 on: Jul 15, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Relative dating involves placing events in a sequential order. Absolute dating results in specific dates
for events, expressed in years before the present.



Answer to Question 2

The original geologic time scale was a relative scale based on rock sequences. Now radiometric dating
has allowed absolute ages to be added.



mia

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Reply 2 on: Jul 15, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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