Earth Science: Fossils, Superposition of Rock Layers, and Radioactive Dating Glencoe Earth Science c1999 Chap 12.
Finding the Relative Age of Rocks Standard 8-2.6 – Infer the relative age of rocks and fossils from index fossils and the ordering of the rock layers.
Chapter 21 Fossils and Rock Record. Vocabulary Uniformitarianism- processes happening today have been happening since Earth formed. (ex. Earthquakes and.
II. Why Do We Study Fossils Found in Rocks? I.What is a Fossil? A. Definition: The evidence or remains of once-living plants or animals A.To provide evidence.
The relative age of rocks
What is relative and absolute age? A rock layer’s relative age is its age compared to the ages of other rock layers. Generally (relative) versus specifically.
The Relative Age of Rocks Objectives: Explain the law of superposition Explain how geologists determine the relative age of rocks Evaluate the usefulness.
Index Fossils and Geologic Time “The Past is the Key to the Present”
Unit 3 Chapter 9 A View of the Earths Past. Section 1. Geologic Time The scale outlines the development of Earth and life on Earth. It is the summary.
Coal
Coal Limestone Fossil Coral. The Organisms’ Chapter of the Rock Story Still needs revision. Get some coral for the kids to look at. Horn Coral in with.
