Fossils, Relative dating, Strata Flashcards
1
Q
What do fossils do?
A
They give us the story of the past
2
Q
What is relative dating?
A
Looking at layers of sediment and seeing what came first
3
Q
What is more precise than relative dating(absolute dating)?
A
Carbon-14 (it gives a more precise age)
4
Q
What are fossils?
A
Traces of organisms preserved for the most part in sedimentary rock
5
Q
What are index fossils?
A
They help determine the age of the rock they were found in with more precision
