Realtive and Absolute Dating

Question 0

Absolute Dating

Answer 0

It gives an actual age reported as years before present.

Question 1

Relative Dating

Answer 1

It does not give an exact age. It simply consists of just knowing which object is older or younger.

Question 2

The Law of Superposition

Answer 2

This states that the older layers lie underneath the younger layers in undisturbed contexts.

Question 3

Radiocarbon Analysis

Answer 3

It measures the amount of carbon 14 in charcoal, wood, shell, and bone. When an organism dies carbon 14 decays at a known rate, so the amount of carbon 14 left in the organism tells you how long it has been since it died.

Question 4

Potassium-Argon Analysis

Answer 4

This analysis can date rocks that have been heated, either by a volcano eruption, natural fire, or human hearth. ( used up to 4.6 billion years burned up to 100,000 years)

Question 5

Electron Spin Resonance

Answer 5

It measures the number of trapped electrons in bone or shell. This allows scientists to determine the material’s last exposure of sunlight ( before buried).